An evaluation of US systems for facial composite production

Ergonomics

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1987-1998

  Frowd, C D ^a   McQuiston Surrett, D ^b   Anandaciva, S ^c   Ireland, C G ^c   Hancock, P J B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crime; Evaluation; Facial composite; Interview; Witness

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEATURE EXTRACTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEMS;

CRIME; FACIAL COMPOSITE;

FACE RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE PROFILE; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CRIMINOLOGY; EVALUATION; FACE; INTERVIEW;

ADULT; CRIMINOLOGY; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 36549020215     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130701523611     Document Type: Article

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