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Eyewitness Testimony With a New Preface

Loftus

Every year hundreds of defendants are convicted on little more than the say-so of a fellow citizen. Although psychologists have suspected for decades that an eyewitness can be highly unreliable, new evidence leaves no doubt that juries vastly overestimate the credibility of eyewitness accounts. It i...

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Emily Bazelon referenced the title, noting that the author’s 1979 work helped establish the limitations of human memory, underscoring its significance for legal and psychological discussions. The book was highlighted for its influential contribution to understanding eyewitness testimony.

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