Research Catalog

Title

Witness identification in criminal cases : psychology and practice / Rachel Wilcock, Ray Bull, Rebecca Milne.

Author

Wilcock, Rachel.

Publication

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bull, Ray.
• Milne, Rebecca.

Description

vi, 207 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Witness Identification in Criminal Cases provides an up-to-date review on identifying crime perpetrators based on psychological theory and research. Making reference to relevant legislation such as the PACE Codes of Practice, the authors explore how recent psychological research findings relate to criminal identification, offering a book that will inform anyone interested in this area about the psychology involved in identification." "By providing an overview of legislation and guidelines relevant to conducting identification parades, this book is a valuable resource to anyone whose work involves identification procedures, as well as students of psychology, law, and police studies."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Eyewitness identification
• Witnesses
• Criminals > Identification
• Recognition (Psychology)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Perception, memory, and recognition involved in witness identification -- Giving person descriptions and the effect of this on the identification process -- Factors affecting the accuracy of eyewitness identifications -- Identification by voice of by gait -- The effects of expectations and stereotypes on identification -- Recommendations for conducting identification parades -- Assisting vulnerable witnesses -- New innovations : applying psychological science to the real world -- Where we are now and the future.

ISBN

9780199216932 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2008027096

OCLC

• 230724554
• SCSB-12201069

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library