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Expert Testimony on the Psychology of Eyewitness Identification
Brian L. Cutler
Abstract
This book provides a contemporary review of empirical and legal issues surrounding expert psychological testimony on eyewitness identification. The chapters address a variety of topics, including the scientific base underlying this form of expert testimony, the typical content and ethical issues regarding the testimony, admissibility decisions at the trial and appellate court levels, research on whether the testimony goes beyond common sense, agreement among experts about the underlying research, and the effects of expert testimony on juror decisions. Additional chapters raise limitations asso ... More
Keywords: expert testimony, eyewitness identification, false identification, admissibility, system variables, lay knowledge, juror decision making
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2009 | Print ISBN-13: 9780195331974 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: September 2009 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195331974.001.0001 |
