What Italian Defense Attorneys Know about Factors Affecting Eyewitness Accuracy
A Comparison with U.S. and Norwegian Samples
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15522774 |
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| Authors | Svein Magnussen (0000-0003-2240-5052, University of Oslo, corresponding author), Martin A Safer (Catholic University of America), Giuseppe Sartori (0000-0002-6026-0133, University of Padua), Richard Wise (0000-0003-0903-8729, University of North Dakota) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Pages | 28-28 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Frontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640 |
| Publisher | Frontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00028 |
| PMID | 23720639 |
| PMCID | PMC3655338 |
| OpenAlex | W2004065718 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
We surveyed 100 Italian defense attorneys about their knowledge and beliefs about factors affecting eyewitness accuracy. The results of similar surveys show that U.S. defense attorneys were significantly more knowledgeable than other legal professionals, including U.S. prosecutors and U.S. and European judges. The present survey of Italian defense attorneys produced similar results. However, the results suggest that the defense attorney's superior performance may be due at least in part to their skepticism of eyewitness testimony rather than their greater knowledge of eyewitness factors
Criminology · Eyewitness testimony · Norwegian · Political science · Skepticism · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Jury Decision Making Processes · Law · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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