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An Examination of the Causes and Solutions to Eyewitness Error

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2014
Eyewitness error is one of the leading causes of wrongful convictions. In fact, the American Psychological Association estimates that one in three eyewitnesses make an erroneous identification.
Richard Allen Wise, Giuseppe eSartori, Svein eMagnussen, Martin A. eSafer   +3 more
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Eyewitness identification and legal psychology: fallibility of the testimony as a reinforcement of the Labeling Approach and violation of in dubio pro reo

Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal, 2020
The present article addresses aspects of eyewitness identification in Brazil and the United States, as well as some of the factors that imply the fallibility of testimony.
Marina Trindade Magalhães
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Eyewitness testimony: probative value in criminal justice system

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2019
This article reveals the problems and issues related to reliability of eyewitness testimony in the criminal justice system. The article also discusses various internal and external factors affecting the accuracy of eyewitness identification, such as ...
Biswa Prakash Nayak, Himanshu Khajuria
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What Italian Defense Attorneys Know about Factors affecting Eyewitness Accuracy: A Comparison with U.S. and Norwegian Samples

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2013
We surveyed 100 Italian defense attorneys about their knowledge and beliefs about factors affecting eyewitness accuracy. The results of a series of similar surveys show that U.S.
Svein eMagnussen, Martin A Safer, Giuseppe eSartori, Richard A Wise   +3 more
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Jennifer Lackey, Criminal Testimonial Injustice, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023, 224pp. [PDF]

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At the heart of Jennifer Lackey's recent book is highly original work in identifying a form of testimonial injustice that is quite distinct from those hitherto identified.
ROBERT VINTEN
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El testimonio de Joaquina Grefa, una cautiva quichua entre los huaorani (Ecuador, 1945)

Journal de la Société des Américanistes, 2002
The Joaquina Grefa’s testimony, a Quichua girl kidnapped by Huaorani (Ecuador, 1945). In 1944, a group of Huaorani kidnapped a Quichua girl, who escaped a year later and narrated the story of her life among the Huaorani to an English missionary.
María Susana Cipolletti
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Children’s Memory and Event Reports: The Current State of Knowledge and Best Practice

Journal of Forensic Social Work, 2013
Decades of research on children’s eyewitness reports highlight a multitude of influences on the accuracy of children’s memory. Given the significance of children’s eyewitness testimony in criminal and social service investigations of maltreatment, as ...
Lindsay Malloy, Jonni L. Johnson, Gail S. Goodman   +2 more
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An Examination of Factors Affecting Eyewitness Examination in Greece

Social Sciences
Methods examining eyewitness testimony and its identification of suspects have not received sufficient analysis internationally. In the face of growing empirical evidence of methodologic and judicial errors, Greece’s judicial process nonetheless ...
Elli I. Anitsi, Stelios A. Nikopoulos, Philip J. Candilis   +2 more
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Eyewitness Memory Research and Legal Practices: A Historical Perspective

Yaşam Becerileri Psikoloji Dergisi, 2018
The reliability of eyewitness memory is of great importance for justice system. Memory errors in eyewitness testimonials may lead to serious consequences such as the inability to find the real perpetrators as well as wrongful convictions due to ...
Pınar Kurdoglu Ersoy
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Inconsistent findings for the eyes closed effect in children: The implications for interviewing child witnesses

Frontiers in Psychology, 2014
A child who alleges that they have been the victim of a crime will be interviewed by police officers. During a police interview it is important that the interviewer obtains the most accurate testimony possible from the child.
Marilena eKyriakidou, Mark eBlades, Dan eCarroll   +2 more
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