The influence of eyewitness identification decisions and age of witness on jurors' verdicts and perceptions of reliability

Psychology, Crime and Law

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 641-652

  Pozzulo, Joanna D ^a   Lemieux, Julie M T ^a   Wells, Elisabeth ^a   Mccuaig, Heather J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age; Child eyewitness; Eyewitness identification; Juror; Juror perceptions; Jury decision making; Reliability ratings; Verdict

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750929192     PISSN: 1068316X     EISSN: 14772744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10683160500415539     Document Type: Article

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