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- Title
Uses and abuses of eyewitness identification confidence.
- Authors
Brewer, Neil
- Abstract
When attempting to identify an offender whom they saw commit a crime, eyewitnesses are frequently asked to indicate their confidence in their memories. Confidence judgments may be expressed prior to seeing a line-up, after making an identification decision or in the courtroom. Such judgments can exert an important influence on decision making within the criminal justice system. Here, I examine theory and evidence that bear on the likely usefulness of such confidence judgments for diagnosing the accuracy of the associated identification. Contrary to often expressed views, I argue that confidence recorded immediately after the identification test is informative about the identity of the offender. Confidence expressions obtained at other times are likely to be misleading. Important directions for future confidence research are identified.
- Subjects
EYEWITNESS identification; WITNESSES; LEGAL evidence; CRIMINAL law; JUDGMENT (Psychology)
- Publication
Legal & Criminological Psychology, 2006, Vol 11, Issue 1, p3
- ISSN
1355-3259
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1348/135532505X79672