Familiarity and conviction in the criminal justice system : definitions, theory, and eyewitness research / Joanna Pozzulo, Emily Pica, and Chelsea Sheahan.

9780190874841 (electronic book)

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.

English

1 online resource.

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Eyewitness research has focused mainly on stranger identification, but identification is also critical for the 'familiar stranger', and understanding how variability in an eyewitness's familiarity with the perpetrator may influence recall and recognition accuracy will facilitate swifter and more just resolutions to crime. 'Familiarity and Conviction in the Criminal Justice System' examines the notion of familiarity between an eyewitness/victim and a perpetrator, ranging from complete unfamiliarity (as with a total stranger) to a very familiar other. Authors Joanna Pozzulo, Emily Pica, and Chelsea Sheahan define what is meant by 'familiarity' in an eyewitness context and how it has been operationalized and manipulated, exploring factors that may interact with familiarity and examining jurors' perceptions of it.

Eyewitness research has focused mainly on stranger identification, but identification is also critical for the 'familiar stranger', and understanding how variability in an eyewitness's familiarity with the perpetrator may influence recall and recognition accuracy will facilitate swifter and more just resolutions to crime. 'Familiarity and Conviction in the Criminal Justice System' examines the notion of familiarity between an eyewitness/victim and a perpetrator, ranging from complete unfamiliarity (as with a total stranger) to a very familiar other. Authors Joanna Pozzulo, Emily Pica, and Chelsea Sheahan define what is meant by 'familiarity' in an eyewitness context and how it has been operationalized and manipulated, exploring factors that may interact with familiarity and examining jurors' perceptions of it.

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