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dc.contributor.illustratorShah, Pushti
dc.creatorBlessley, Emily
dc.creatorParoya, Sonya
dc.creatorCallen, Quinn
dc.creatorSilva, Margaret
dc.creatorShah, Pushti
dc.creatorMayberry, Hannah
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-03T18:37:04Z
dc.date.available2022-06-03T18:37:04Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.identifier.citationBlessley, E., Paroya, S., Callen, Q., Silva, M., Shah, P., & Mayberry, H. (2021). The use of eyewitness testimony as evidence in criminal cases. Grey Matters, 2, 52-54.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12613/7813
dc.description.abstractEyewitness testimony in court is shown to highly sway the opinion of jurors. Jurors trust a confident eyewitness and believe they are telling the truth and that their testimony is accurate [1]. Therefore, it is important that the individuals allowed to testify are accurate in their recollections. The enhanced ability to extract and examine DNA and the widespread usage of DNA as evidence in recent years has exonerated innocent individuals convicted of crimes that occurred before forensic DNA evidence was well understood. Out of those exonerated by DNA evidence, 75% were sentenced based on faulty eyewitness testimony [2]. Stress conditions significantly impact how memories are stored and how well they can later be recalled [3]. Therefore, the investigator questioning style must take stress levels and type of event witnessed into consideration. This has the potential to inform eye witness interviewing techniques and thereby improve the reliability of testimony, ultimately reducing the number of wrongful convictions.
dc.format.extent3 pages
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTemple University. Grey Matters
dc.relation.ispartofUndergraduate Works
dc.relation.haspartGrey Matters, Iss. 2, Fall 2021
dc.relation.isreferencedbyAvailable at: https://greymattersjournaltu.org/issue-2/the-use-of-eyewitness-testimony-as-evidence-in-criminal-cases
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved
dc.subjectEyewitness identification
dc.subjectShort-term memory
dc.subjectWitnesses
dc.titleThe Use of Eyewitness Testimony as Evidence in Criminal Cases
dc.typeText
dc.type.genreJournal article
dc.description.departmentPsychology and Neuroscience
dc.relation.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.34944/dspace/7785
dc.ada.noteFor Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodation, including help with reading this content, please contact scholarshare@temple.edu
dc.description.schoolcollegeTemple University. College of Liberal Arts
dc.temple.creatorBlessley, Emily
dc.temple.creatorParoya, Sonya
dc.temple.creatorCallen, Quinn
dc.temple.creatorSilva, Margaret
dc.temple.creatorShah, Pushti
dc.temple.creatorMayberry, Hannah
refterms.dateFOA2022-06-03T18:37:04Z


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