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Psychologists in the eyewitness world

E F Loftus1

  • 1Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.

The American Psychologist
|May 1, 1993
PubMed
Summary

Eyewitness identification research is advancing, focusing on improving lineup and showup procedures to reduce wrongful convictions and increase accurate suspect identification. Further research is needed to bridge the gap between lab findings and real-world applications.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Forensic Science

Background:

  • Extensive psychological research on eyewitness identification has accumulated over the past century, particularly in the last 20 years.
  • There is ongoing debate regarding the applicability of laboratory findings to real-world criminal investigations.