Research Catalog

Title

Eyewitness testimony : civil and criminal / Elizabeth F. Loftus, James M. Doyle, Jennifer E. Dysart.

Author

Loftus, Elizabeth F., 1944-

Publication

Newark, NJ : LexisNexis., c2007.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Doyle, James M., 1950-
• Dysart, Jennifer E.

Description

xxiii, 482, 17 p. : ill.; 26 cm.

Subject

• Witnesses > United States
• Eyewitness identification > United States
• Forensic psychology
• Criminals > United States > Identification

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Supplement (note)

• Kept up to date by pocket parts.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction to eyewitness testimony -- Factors determining perception -- Factors determining retention and retrieval of events -- Recognizing people -- Evaluating the eyewitness case -- Jurors' and others' beliefs about eyewitness testimony -- Pretrial proceedings in civil cases -- Pretrial proceedings in criminal cases -- Jury education and selection -- Opening statement -- Direct and redirect examinations -- Cross-examination: strategies and tactics -- Presenting expert testimony -- Instructions for the jury -- Closing argument.

ISBN

• 9781422421406
• 1422421406

LCCN

^^2007940396

OCLC

• 186480834
• SCSB-10032847

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library