The effects of liking bias on eyewitness identifications

Eyewitness identification evidence is less reliable than it could be. This project investigates one potential source of eyewitness error - a witness' spontaneous tendency to like or dislike lineup members – and explores ways to reduce this bias. The underlying idea is simple: Witnesses may be m...

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Main Author: Blank, Hartmut (Author)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: Colchester UK Data Service 2013
In:Year: 2013
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