The 15 essays in this volume explore research on the cognitive, social, and physical factors that affect the accuracy of eyewitness testimony given by the elderly. Scholars from the US, Canada,
Australia, and Europe address memory issues in the elderly and consider research on factors that increase and decrease the accuracy of lineup identification throughout the police investigation
process, including system and estimator variables, facial recognition, reliability, how to improve performance in identification procedures, and the misinformation effect; their memory for
events, with discussion of metamemory, memory deficit, the fuzzy-trace theory and how it applies to the elderly witness, accuracy, the impact of misleading or suggestive questioning, and
techniques to improve the accuracy of recall memory, including source monitoring in interviewing; and special topics like juror reaction, international perspectives, and perceived credibility.
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