How Can So Many Be Wrong?
«“Both ordinary jurors and the United States Supreme Court are woefully ignorant of the real perils of eyewitness testimony, as the authors' thorough review of the latest research and the case law demonstrates. How Can So Many Be Wrong? ably provides all the elements, both scientific and legal, that trial lawyers need to make a powerful case that expert testimony is required to ensure a fair trial in cases that depend on eyewitness identification.”»
Michael Avery, President, National Police Accountability Project
Of the 347 U.S. false criminal convictions overturned so far through DNA testing, 73 percent were based on erroneous eyewitness testimony. How could so many eyewitnesses be wrong? This book answers this question. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Lexington Books
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781498579896
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 22 x 15 cm
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«“Both ordinary jurors and the United States Supreme Court are woefully ignorant of the real perils of eyewitness testimony, as the authors' thorough review of the latest research and the case law demonstrates. How Can So Many Be Wrong? ably provides all the elements, both scientific and legal, that trial lawyers need to make a powerful case that expert testimony is required to ensure a fair trial in cases that depend on eyewitness identification.”»
Michael Avery, President, National Police Accountability Project
«“Hagen and Yang offer a thoughtful overview of the state of scientific research on threats to eyewitness reliability, the weaknesses of traditional legal safeguards designed to reduce erroneous convictions in eyewitness cases, and the manner in which expert psychological testimony can help reduce those errors. The authors cleverly reconsider the facts of leading Supreme Court eyewitness cases to demonstrate how attention to scientific research would have enriched the Court's analysis and decision making - a treat for lawyers and judges as well as researchers.”»
Steven Penrod, John Jay College of Criminal Justice