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Forensic psychology

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References

Week 1
Dror, I. and Charlton, D. (2006) ‘Why experts make errors’, Journal of Forensic Identification, vol. 56, no. 4, pp. 600–16.
Nijboer, H. (1995) ‘Expert evidence’ in Bull, R. and Carson, D. (eds) Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts, Chichester, Wiley, pp. 555–64.
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Wells, G. (1978) ‘Applied eyewitness research: system variables and estimator variables’, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, vol. 36, pp. 1546–57.
Week 2
Block, R. (1978) ‘Remembered duration: effects of event and sequence complexity’, Memory and Cognition, vol. 6, pp. 320–26.
Ceci, S. and Bruck, M. (1993) ‘Suggestibility of the child witness: a historical review and synthesis’, Psychological Bulletin, vol. 113, pp. 403–39.
Clifford, B. and Scott, J. (1978) ‘Individual and situational factors in eyewitness testimony’, Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 63, pp. 352–9.
Ellis, H., Davies, G. and Shepherd, J. (1977) ‘Experimental studies of face identification’, National Journal of Criminal Defense, vol. 3, pp. 219–34.
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Wagenaar, W. and Van Der Schrier, J. (1996) ‘Face recognition as a function of distance and illumination: a practical tool for use in the courtroom’, Psychology, Crime and Law, vol. 2, pp. 321–32.
Week 3
Cutler, B., Penrod, S., and Martens, T. (1987) ‘The reliability of eyewitness identifications: the role of system and estimator variables’, Law and Human Behavior, vol. 11, pp. 233–58.
Christianson, S. and Hubinette, B. (1993) ‘Hands up! A study of witnesses’ emotional reactions and memories associated with bank robberies’,Applied Cognitive Psychology, vol. 7, pp. 365–79.
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Kuehn, L. (1974) ‘Looking down a gun barrel: person perception and violent crime’, Perceptual and Motor Skills, vol. 39, pp. 1159–64.
Lamb, M., Orbach, Y., Sternberg, K., Esplin, P. and Hershkowitz, I. (2001) ‘The effects of forensic interview practices on the quality of information provided by alleged victims of child abuse’ in Westcott, H., Davies, G. and Bull, R. (eds) (2001) Children’s Testimony: A Handbook of Psychological Research and Forensic Practice, Chichester, Wiley.
Loftus, E. and Palmer, J. (1974) ‘Reconstruction of automobile destruction: an example of the interactions between language and memory’, Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, vol. 13, pp. 585–9.
Maass, A., and Kohnken, G. (1989) ‘Eyewitness identification: simulating the “weapon effect”’, Law and Human Behavior, vol. 13, pp. 397–408.
Migueles, M. and Garcı´a-Bajos, E. (1999) ‘Recall, recognition and confidence patterns in eyewitness testimony’, Applied Cognitive Psychology, vol. 13, pp. 257–68.
Nelson, K., Laney, C., Fowler, N., Knowles, E., and Loftus, E. (2011) ‘Change blindness can cause mistaken eyewitness identification’, Legal and Criminological Psychology, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 62–74.
Powell, N. and Thomson, D. (2001) ‘Children’s memories for repeated events’ in Westcott, H., Davies, G. and Bull, R. (eds) (2001) Children’s Testimony: A Handbook of Psychological Research and Forensic Practice, Chichester, Wiley, pp. 69–82.
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Simons, D. and Levin, D. (1998) ‘Failure to detect changes to people during a real-world interaction’, Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 644–9.
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Week 4
Fisher, R. and Geiselman, R. (1992) Memory-Enhancing Techniques for Investigative Interviewing: The Cognitive Interview, Springfield, IL., Charles C. Thomas.
Week 5
Brace, N., Pike, G., Allen, P. and Kemp, R. (2006) ‘Identifying composites of famous faces: Investigating memory, language and system issues’,Psychology, Crime and Law, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 351–66.
Harrison, V. and Hole, G. (2009) ‘Evidence for a contact-based explanation of the own-age bias in face recognition’, Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 264–9.
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Week 6
Brigham, J. and Cairns, D. (1988) ‘The effect of mugshot inspections on eyewitness identification accuracy’, Journal of Applied Social Psychology, vol. 18, pp. 1394–410.
Cutler, B., Penrod, S. and Martens, T. (1987) ‘The reliability of eyewitness identifications: the role of system and estimator variables’, Law and Human Behavior, vol. 11, pp. 233–58.
Cutler, B. and Penrod, S. (1995) Mistaken Identification: The Eyewitness, Psychology and the Law, New York, Cambridge University Press.
Ross, D., Ceci, S., Dunning, D. and Toglia, M. (1994) ‘Unconscious transference and mistaken identity: when a witness misidentifies a familiar but innocent person’, Journal of Applied Psychology, vol. 79, pp. 918–30.
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Steblay, N., Dysart, J. and Wells, G. (2011) ‘Seventy-two tests of the sequential lineup superiority effect: a meta-analysis and policy discussion’, Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, vol. 17, pp. 99–139.
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Wright, D. and Davies, G. (1999) ‘Eyewitness testimony’ in Durso, F., Nickerson, R., Schvaneveldt, R., Dumais, S., Lindsay, D. and Chi, M. (eds.) Handbook of Applied Cognition, Chichester, Wiley, pp. 789–818.