Adult Eyewitness Testimony
Subtitle: Current Trends and Developments
Contributors: David Frank Ross (Editor); J. Don Read (Editor); Michael P. Toglia (Editor)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: February 12, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780521033459
Subjects: Cognition & cognitive psychology; Courts & procedure; Psychology; Civil Procedure; General; Eyewitness identification; Law : Civil Procedure; Psychology & Psychiatry / General; Forensic Psychology
First sentence: A true case, described using pseudonyms in Witness for the Defense (Loftus and Ketcham,1991), provides a powerful anecdote showing just how strongly witnesses can believe in their memories-even when their memories are false.