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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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The Use of Eyewitness Testimony as Evidence in Criminal Cases [PDF]

, 2021
Eyewitness testimony in court is shown to highly sway the opinion of jurors. Jurors trust a confident eyewitness and believe they are telling the truth and that their testimony is accurate [1].
Blessley, Emily, Callen, Quinn, Shah, Pushti, Mayberry, Hannah, Paroya, Sonya, Silva, Margaret   +5 more
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A comparative study of judges' attitudes towards the impact of cognitive psychology aspects on witness testimony [PDF]

پژوهشنامه حقوق تطبیقی, 2022
Referring to the testimony of witnesses as one of the proofs is not a new phenomenon in legal systems, so that the testimony of eyewitnesses is often considered the only evidence or one of the main evidences in criminal cases to be a reason that is more ...
Alireza Moshirahmadi, Abdolreza Javan Jafari Bojnourdi, Seyyed Mahdi Seyyedzadeh Sani   +2 more
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Eyewitness Testimony [PDF]

, 2021
Eyewitnesses play a significant role in criminal investigations and legal processes worldwide. Just like any other type of forensic evidence, eyewitness evidence has a margin of error.
Eva A. J. van Rosmalen, Odinot, G., Vredeveldt, Annelies; id_orcid, Annelies Vredeveldt, Geralda Odinot, Van Rosmalen, Eva; id_orcid   +5 more
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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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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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Imputing Human Descriptions in Semantic Biometrics [PDF]

, 2010
Human identification at a distance has received significant interest due to the ever increasing surveillance infrastructure. Biometrics such as face and gait offer a suitable physical attribute to uniquely identify people from a distance.
Nixon, Mark, Reid, Daniel
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The effect of stress on memory : eyewitness performance in juveniles and young adults [PDF]

, 2009
An experimental design was used to investigate the relationship between stress and eyewitness memory in adolescents (Experiment 1) and young adults (Experiment 2). Psychosocial stress was induced using a public speaking task.
Ball, Marianne
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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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