Eyewitness Testimony Research Paper
EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY:
Do the findings from research on eyewitness testimony suggest that eyewitness testimony should not be admitted in court?
An eyewitness testimony is a report made by a person who observed an event. Police, prosecutors, juries and judges in court generally believe, trust and accept eyewitness testimony, especially if no other evidence (objects, documentary and/or physical evidence) is available and if the eyewitness has no reason nor motivation to give false statements (Wells et al., 2006). Notably, eyewitnesses provide the criminal justice system with important details around the criminal event such as identifying the criminal or recalling incidents or conversations …show more content…
(2011). Gender-related differences in eyewitness testimony. Personality and Individual Differences, Volume 50, Issue 5, April 2011, pp. 559–563.
Brigham, J. C., Bennett, L. B., Meissner, C. A., & Mitchell, T. L. (2007). The influence of race on eyewitness memory. In R. C. L. Lindsay, D. F. Ross, J. D. Read, & M. P. Toglia
(Eds.), Memory for people The handbook of eyewitness psychology (pp. 257–281).
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Cutler, B. L. (2006). A sample of witness, crime, and perpetrator characteristics affecting eyewitness identification accuracy. Cordozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal, 4, 327-340.
Deffenbacher, K. A., Bornstein, B. H., Penrod, S.D. & McGorty, E. K. (2004). A meta-analytic review of the effects of high stress on eyewitness memory. Law and Human Behavior, 28(6), 687–706.
Gross, S. R. & Shaffer, M. (2012). Exonerations in the United States, 1989–2012. U of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 277. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2092195
Forgas, J P.; Laham, S M.;, Vargas, P T. (2004). Mood effects on eyewitness memory: Affective influences on susceptibility to misinformation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 41, pp.
Do the findings from research on eyewitness testimony suggest that eyewitness testimony should not be admitted in court?
An eyewitness testimony is a report made by a person who observed an event. Police, prosecutors, juries and judges in court generally believe, trust and accept eyewitness testimony, especially if no other evidence (objects, documentary and/or physical evidence) is available and if the eyewitness has no reason nor motivation to give false statements (Wells et al., 2006). Notably, eyewitnesses provide the criminal justice system with important details around the criminal event such as identifying the criminal or recalling incidents or conversations …show more content…
(2011). Gender-related differences in eyewitness testimony. Personality and Individual Differences, Volume 50, Issue 5, April 2011, pp. 559–563.
Brigham, J. C., Bennett, L. B., Meissner, C. A., & Mitchell, T. L. (2007). The influence of race on eyewitness memory. In R. C. L. Lindsay, D. F. Ross, J. D. Read, & M. P. Toglia
(Eds.), Memory for people The handbook of eyewitness psychology (pp. 257–281).
Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Cutler, B. L. (2006). A sample of witness, crime, and perpetrator characteristics affecting eyewitness identification accuracy. Cordozo Public Law, Policy & Ethics Journal, 4, 327-340.
Deffenbacher, K. A., Bornstein, B. H., Penrod, S.D. & McGorty, E. K. (2004). A meta-analytic review of the effects of high stress on eyewitness memory. Law and Human Behavior, 28(6), 687–706.
Gross, S. R. & Shaffer, M. (2012). Exonerations in the United States, 1989–2012. U of Michigan Public Law Working Paper No. 277. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2092195
Forgas, J P.; Laham, S M.;, Vargas, P T. (2004). Mood effects on eyewitness memory: Affective influences on susceptibility to misinformation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 41, pp.