This timely volume on the efficacy of eyewitness identification examines the psychological aspects of the process and explores the emerging evidence that this common investigative procedure has
been a factor in the vast majority of wrongful convictions in the justice system. Providing a technical explanation for the failure of the procedure, the book begins with explorations of
theoretical approaches to eyewitness identification, and progresses through discussions of estimator and system variables, indicators of reliability, field studies of eyewitness
identifications, and the effects of expert testimony. The volume is authored by a team of academic psychologists and philosophers who are experts in memory and intellectual judgment. Psychology
Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group. Annotation 穢2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
