PSYC 268 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Eyewitness Testimony, Eyewitness Identification, Cutlet
4 Apr 2016
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Chapter 8: eyewitness testimony - memory and identification. Eyewitness testimony is often the most compelling evidence offered in a trial. Mistaken witness identifications have led to more wrongful convictions than all other causes together. Mock jurors would convict a defendant twice as often when the defendant was identified by a credible eyewitness as when there was no eyewitness identification. Useful to think about factors that affect eyewitnesses" performance as being either. Factors that may affect eyewitness testimony and that are not under the control of the criminal justice system can only estimate the effects related to characteristics of the eyewitness or the circumstances surrounding the event witnessed. Emotional state of the witness, amount of attention an eyewitness paid to the event and to the perpetrator, length of time an eyewitness viewed a perpetrator, lighting conditions under which a perpetrator was viewed. The way an interview is conducted, the way a lineup is constructed.
