The relationship between eyewitness confidence and identification accuracy: A new synthesis
The US legal system increasingly accepts the idea that the confidence expressed by an
eyewitness who identified a suspect from a lineup provides little information as to the …
eyewitness who identified a suspect from a lineup provides little information as to the …
The case for double-blind lineup administration.
Many have recommended that lineups be conducted by administrators who do not know
which lineup member is the suspect (ie, a double-blind administration). Single-blind lineup …
which lineup member is the suspect (ie, a double-blind administration). Single-blind lineup …
Eyewitness identification around the world
This chapter reports a review of eyewitness identification guidelines from around the world.
Guidelines from 54 countries were coded and interpreted in relation to best-practice …
Guidelines from 54 countries were coded and interpreted in relation to best-practice …
Eyewitnesses' free-report verbal confidence statements are diagnostic of accuracy.
Objectives: We assessed recent policy recommendations to collect eyewitnesses'
confidence statements in witnesses' own words as opposed to numerically. We conducted …
confidence statements in witnesses' own words as opposed to numerically. We conducted …
The role of neuronal excitability, allocation to an engram and memory linking in the behavioral generation of a false memory in mice
JMH Lau, AJ Rashid, AD Jacob, PW Frankland… - Neurobiology of learning …, 2020 - Elsevier
Memory is a constructive, not reproductive, process that is prone to errors. Errors in memory,
though, may originate from normally adaptive memory processes. At the extreme of memory …
though, may originate from normally adaptive memory processes. At the extreme of memory …
On juror decision making: An empathic inquiry
D Simon - Annual Review of Law and Social Science, 2019 - annualreviews.org
This review examines the workings of jurors deciding criminal cases. It seeks not to
commend or condemn jury decision making but rather to offer an empathic exploration of the …
commend or condemn jury decision making but rather to offer an empathic exploration of the …
Four utilities in eyewitness identification practice: Dissociations between receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis and expected utility analysis.
The present article focuses on a utility-based understanding of criminal justice practice
regarding eyewitness identifications. We argue that there are 4 distinct types of utility that …
regarding eyewitness identifications. We argue that there are 4 distinct types of utility that …
Physiological stress and face recognition: Differential effects of stress on accuracy and the confidence–accuracy relationship
When eyewitnesses see a crime, they often do so under physiological stress. Research
suggests that stress disrupts memory accuracy, but less is known about whether stress …
suggests that stress disrupts memory accuracy, but less is known about whether stress …
Estimation of eyewitness error rates in fair and biased lineups.
Objective: The risk of mistaken identification for innocent suspects in lineups can be
estimated by correcting the overall error rate by the number of people in the lineup. We …
estimated by correcting the overall error rate by the number of people in the lineup. We …
Can confidence help account for and redress the effects of reading inaccurate information?
Being exposed to inaccurate information in fiction can negatively influence post-reading
judgments and decisions. For example, people make more errors judging the validity of …
judgments and decisions. For example, people make more errors judging the validity of …