RT Article
T1 Intoxicated eyewitnesses: prevalence and procedures according to England’s police officers
JF Psychology, crime & law
VO 24
IS 10
SP 979
OP 997
A1 Crossland, Deborah
A1 Wilcock, Rachel
A1 Kneller, Wendy
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1736224573
AB Despite the apparent role alcohol plays in criminal offences, there is at present no evidence available as to the extent of the problem of intoxicated witnesses within England. To address this lack of research, police officers from seven constabularies completed an online survey addressing issues such as the prevalence of intoxicated witnesses, how officers determine intoxication, the procedures employed and their effectiveness. Officers indicated that intoxicated witnesses were a common, to very common, occurrence with most officers determining intoxication through physical symptoms and the witness’s own admission. In terms of interviewing witnesses, the majority of officers indicated that initial details were taken whilst witnesses were intoxicated, but the evidential interview was taken when sober. Officers also indicated that if the witness was intoxicated then the case was less likely to proceed to court and that officers viewed the witness as less accurate. These finding4241
K1 Alcohol intoxication
K1 Eyewitnesses
K1 Interview
K1 Intoxication level
K1 Police procedures
DO 10.1080/1068316X.2018.1474216