Comparing the effectiveness of Henderson instructions and expert testimony: Which safeguard improves jurors’ evaluations of eyewitness evidence?

The New Jersey Supreme Court recently determined that jurors may not be able to effectively evaluate eyewitness evidence on their own. As a result, the Court proposed the use of judicial instructions to assist jurors (called Henderson instructions) and suggested the implementation of these instructi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jones, Angela M. (Author)
Contributors: Penrod, Steven ; Bergold, Amanda N. ; Dillon, Marlee Kind
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Journal of experimental criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 29-52
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Expert testimony
Judicial instructions
Juror decision making
Eyewitness identification
New Jersey Supreme Court