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Unbelievable eyewitnesses

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Nov2009 (Volume) 15 (Number) 2
Medium (Periodical) Psychology Review.
Classif 150 PSY
Subject Psychology
Page 9 - 13
Authors Laney Cara
Contents

The legal system has long relied on eyewitness testimony in the determination of guilt, but how reliable are eyewitnesses? The author, a researcher, takes a look at how and when eyewitness testimony can be less than believable.

Keywords
Courts     Courts of Justice     Crime     Identification     Police investigations     Victims