Eyewitness memory is still not common sense: Comparing jurors, judges and law enforcement to eyewitness experts

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 115-129

  Benton, Tanja Rapus ^a   Ross, David F ^a   Bradshaw, Emily ^b   Thomas, W Neil ^c   Bradshaw, Gregory S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c Eleventh Judicial District ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EXPERT WITNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL EVIDENCE; LEGAL PROCEDURE; MALE; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 32344436821     PISSN: 08884080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/acp.1171     Document Type: Article

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