Understanding Eyewitness Memory: Theory and Applications

by Kate A Houston and Sean M. Lane

Book Overview

An essential overview of how perception and memory affect eyewitness testimony

In 1981, sixteen-year-old Michael Williams was convicted on charges of aggravated rape based on the victim's eyewitness testimony. No other evidence was found linking him to the attack. After nearly twenty-four years, Williams was released after three separate DNA analyses proved his innocence. The victim still maintains that Williams was the culprit.

This...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1479877115
• ISBN13: 9781479877119
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"