Eyewitness testimony
How potential jurors evaluate eyewitness confidence and decision time statements across identification procedures and for different eyewitness decisions
The effect of viewing distance on empirical discriminability and the confidence-accuracy relationship for eyewitness identification
The number of fillers may not matter as long as they all match the description: The effect of simultaneous lineup size on eyewitness identification
Personal Characteristics and Validity of Eyewitness Testimony (From Policing in Central and Eastern Europe: Dilemmas of Contemporary Criminal Justice, P 355-359, 2004, Gorazd Mesko, et al., eds. -- See NCJ-207973)
One perpetrator, two perpetrators: The effect of multiple perpetrators on eyewitness identification
Expanding Research to Examine the Impacts of Forensic Science on the Criminal Justice System
In 2004, the National Institute of Justice created the social science research on forensic sciences (SSRFS) research program to explore the impact of forensic sciences on the criminal justice system and the administration of justice. Much of the early research from the SSRFS program focused on DNA processing and the use of DNA in investigations and prosecutions.
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Eyewitness Responses to Leading and Misleading Questions under the Cognitive Interview
Juror Sensitivity to Eyewitness Identification Evidence
Juror Decision Making in Eyewitness Identification Cases
Critical Analysis of Police Interview Techniques
Enhancing Enhanced Eyewitness Memory: Refining the Cognitive Interview
Confidence, Latency, and Accuracy in Eyewitness Identification Made from Show-Ups: Evidence from the Lab, the Field, and Current Law Enforcement Practices
Wrongful Convictions: The Latest Scientific Research and Implications for Law Enforcement
How Collaboration Between Researchers and Police Chiefs Can Improve the Quality of Sexual Assault Investigations: A Look at Los Angeles
Panelists discuss the application of research findings from an NIJ-sponsored study of sexual assault attrition to police practice in Los Angeles. There are three main focal points: (1) the mutual benefits of researcher/practitioner partnerships, (2) the implications of variation in police interpretation of UCR guidelines specific to clearing sexual assault (with an emphasis on cases involving nonstrangers), and (3) the content of specialized training that must be required for patrol officers and detectives who respond to and investigate sex crimes.
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Just Science Podcast: Episode 47: Drugs: Just Alcohol and Witness Recall
Pre-Feedback Eyewitness Statements: Proposed Safeguard Against Feedback Effects on Evaluations of Eyewitness Testimony
Wrongful Conviction: What Does Science Tell Us About the Causes?
Pre-feedback eyewitness statements: Proposed inoculant and antidote for feedback effects on evaluations of eyewitness testimony
Predicting Erroneous Convictions: A Social Science Approach to Miscarriages of Justice
Preliminary Study of How Plea Bargaining Decisions by Prosecution and Defense Attorneys Are Affected by Eyewitness Factors, Executive Summary
Preliminary Study of How Plea Bargaining Decisions by Prosecution and Defense Attorneys Are Affected by Eyewitness Factors
NIJ FY 10 ORE Research on Eyewitness Identification Procedures
NIJ seeks proposals to conduct research to improve understanding of current eyewitness identification practices and advance the current body of knowledge regarding how law enforcement policies and operations at the state and local levels may impact eyewitness identification outcomes. Eyewitness evidence plays a critical role in the criminal investigation process. Eyewitness evidence is not infallible, however, and the methods employed to obtain it and use...