Should we re-think eye witness testimony?

20th June 2017Dr Lee J Curley, The Open University

Eye witnesses accounts are regularly relied upon by police and the courts to prove the guilt or otherwise of a suspect, even though psychologists have shown they cannot be trusted. However, recent research has found some people's accounts are more reliable than others.

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