Lecture 9 - Eyewitness testimony Dr Emma Davies East London
Reading · Chapter 13 - Eyewitness testimony · Chapter 20 - Children as witnesses INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC AND CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY SIXTH EDITION University of East London
Learning Objectives At the end of this lecture students should be able to understand: · What is eyewitness testimony? • Memory as a reconstructive process · Key factors that influence reconstruction • Differences in types of eyewitness testimony • Difficulties in extrapolating from research findings to individual cases • Roles and limitations of expert witnesses · Commonly-used methods for interviewing cooperative adult eye witnesses · Commonly-used method for forensic interviews with children University of East London UEL