Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology: Volume I

Micael P. Toglia, J. Don Read, David F. Ross, R.C.L. Lindsay

"In these terrific volumes many of the world’s most renowned eyewitness-memory researchers describe the state of the science in a wide variety of domains….they should appeal to a wide audience, from cognitive and social psychologists to legal scholars to those working on the front lines of forensics and the courts." - D. Stephen Lindsay, University of Victoria, Canada"The Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology provides two authoritative volumes by leaders in this field of research. The volumes concentrate on Memory for Events (I) and Memory for People (II), providing thorough coverage of a huge range of topics. This is an important work, and it belongs on the shelves not only of psychologists interested in these topics, but also in police departments and in the offices of judges, prosecutors and defense lawyers. The issues surrounding eyewitness testimony are crucial in the criminal justice system and the current pair of volumes provides complete, authoritative and timely contributions." - Henry L. Roediger, III, Washington University in St. Louis, USA"These are landmark and long overdue volumes…every law enforcement official, every forensic expert, every judge, every criminal and civil trial lawyer will need to have a copy of them on their bookshelves." - Neil Vidmar, Duke University, School of Law, USA"In the last 30 years researchers around the world have conducted thousands of studies designed to increase our understanding of eyewitness psychology. Indeed, this is one of the ‘hottest’ topics in the whole of psychology. Yet in the last ten years very few comprehensive overviews of this increasingly large topic have been published, even though it is of great interest not only to psychologists but to lawyers, police officers and many other professionals…This Handbook provides very exciting and extremely comprehensive yet detailed reviews of dozens of highly relevant issues. The chapter authors are the leading experts in the world, drawn from several countries. No other books on this crucial topic have been so substantial. It is a ‘must read’ for anybody with an interest in eyewitnesses." - Ray Bull, University of Leicester, UK"To Tell the Truth and Nothing but the Truth... It's Terrific! ... an exhilaratingly satisfying and extremely valuable work that should be in every research library and in the personal book collection of anyone interested in eyewitness psychology or other practical applications of how people remember social events and the people involved in them... a thorough, expert, and well-written compendium of the field." - Maureen O'Sullivan, PsycCRITIQUES"...a splendid two-volume survey of the state of the art of contemporary eyewitness research... These immaculately edited volumes are a treasure house of contemporary forensic research and thinking which no researcher or serious student of psychology and law can afford to neglect." - Graham Davies, University of Leicester, UK

• Part 1. Forensic Adult Memory of Witnesses and Suspects. Memory for Conversation: The Orphan Child of Witness Memory Researchers. Interviewing Protocols to Improve Eyewitness Memory. The Influence of Emotion on Memory in Forensic Settings. The Effects of Delay on Long-term Memory for Witnessed Events. Alibis in Criminal Investigations and Trials. Internalized False Confession. Part 2. Potential Sources of Distorted Eyewitness Statements and Postdictors of Statement Accuracy. Internal and External Sources of Misinformation in Adult Witness Memory. False Memories: History, Theory, and Implications. Physcological Impairment, Eyewitness Testimony, and False Memories: Individual Differences. Recovered Memories. Using Hypnosis in Eyewitness Memory: Past and Current Issues. Credibility Assessment in Eyewitness Memory. Eyewitness Confidence from the Witnessed Event Through Trial. Part 3. Lifespan Eyewitness Issues: Children. The Suggestibility of Children's Memory. Enhancing Performance: Factors Affecting the Informativeness of Young Witnesses. The Development of Event Memory: Implications for Child Witness Testimony. False Memory in Children: Data, Theory, and Legal Implications. A Review of Factors Affecting Jurors' Decisions in Child Sexual Abuse Cases. Children's Eyewitness Memory: Balancing Children's Needs and Defendants' Rights When Seeking the Truth. Part 4. Lifespan Eyewitness Issues: Older Adults. The Elderly Eyewitness: A Review and Prospectus. False Memory Susceptibility in Older Adults: Implications for the Elderly Eyewitness. Eyewitness Memory in Older Adults. Part 5. Conclusion. The Relevance of Eyewitness Research: A Trial Lawyer's Perspective.