Forensic procedures for facial-composite construction

Journal of Forensic Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 259-270

  Fodarella, Cristina ^a   Kuivaniemi Smith, Heidi ^a   Gawrylowicz, Julie ^b   Frowd, Charlie D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive interview (CI); E FIT; EFIT V; EvoFIT; Facial composite; Holistic CI (H CI); PRO fit; Sketch

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTS AND ILLUSTRATION; COGNITIVE INTERVIEW; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FACE PROFILE; FACIAL COMPOSITE; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; IMAGING SOFTWARE; INTERVIEW; RECALL; SKETCH; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISUAL MEMORY; WITNESS;

EID: 84946727853     PISSN: 20508794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JFP-10-2014-0033     Document Type: Article

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