Sources of eyewitness identification error

International Journal of Law and Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 347-360

  Lindsay, Rod C L ^a   Pozzulo, Joanna D ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; DECISION MAKING; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MEMORY; OFFENDER; REVIEW; WITNESS;

EID: 0032794157     PISSN: 01602527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-2527(99)00014-X     Document Type: Article

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