Efficacy of Forensic Statement Analysis in Distinguishing Truthful from Deceptive Eyewitness Accounts of Highly Stressful Events

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1227-1234

  Morgan Iii, Charles A ^a,b   Colwell, Kevin ^c   Hazlett, Gary A ^d  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d Woodard Cody Specialty Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive interview; Detecting deception; False claims; Forensic science; Military stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECEPTION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL MODEL; WRITING;

DECEPTION; FORENSIC MEDICINE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIE DETECTION; LINGUISTICS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ROC CURVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WRITING;

EID: 80052509589     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2011.01896.x     Document Type: Article

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