Memory and Miscarriages of Justice

by Martin Conway, Martin A. Conway, Mark L. Howe, et al.

Memory is often the primary evidence in the courtroom, yet unfortunately this evidence may not be fit for purpose. This is because memory is both fallible and malleable; it is possible to forget and also to falsely remember things which never happened.

The legal system has been slow to adapt to scientific findings about memory even though such findings have implications for the use of memory as evidence, not only in the case of eyewitness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138805602
• ISBN13: 9781138805606
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.1" x 6.1"