EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES (FROM CRIMINAL JUSTICE AS A SYSTEM - READINGS, 1975 BY ALAN R COFFEY AND VERNON E. RENNER - SEE NCJ-29171)

• NCJ Number: 29182
• Author(s): H W MULLER
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: Prentice Hall
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE AUTHOR DESCRIBES SEVERAL FACTORS WHICH MAY INFLUENCE THE RELIABILITY OF WITNESS TESTIMONY, AND SUGGESTS METHODS OF DEALING WITH PROBLEM TESTIMONY.

Abstract

THE FACTORS DISCUSSED INCLUDE MISTAKES IN PERCEPTION BY THE WITNESS, FAULTY MEMORY, STRONG EMOTIONS AFFECTING WITNESS PERCEPTION, SOCIAL STATUS AND BACKGROUND OF THE WITNESS, AGE AND SEX OF THE WITNESS, AND DELIBERATE FALSIFICATION OF TESTIMONY.