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Familiarity and Conviction in the Criminal Justice System: Definitions, Theory, and Eyewitness Research


ISBN13: 9780190874810
Published: December 2019
Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
Country of Publication: USA
Format: Paperback
Price: £41.99



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Eyewitness research has focused mainly on stranger identification, but identification is also critical for the "familiar stranger", and understanding how variability in an eyewitness's familiarity with the perpetrator may influence recall and recognition accuracy will facilitate swifter and more just resolutions to crime. Familiarity and Conviction in the Criminal Justice System examines the notion of familiarity between an eyewitness/victim and a perpetrator, ranging from complete unfamiliarity (as with a total stranger) to a very familiar other. Authors Joanna Pozzulo, Emily Pica, and Chelsea Sheahan define what is meant by "familiarity" in an eyewitness context and how it has been operationalized and manipulated, exploring factors that may interact with familiarity and examining jurors' perceptions of it. The first half of the book draws on various sub-areas of psychology to understand familiarity against the backdrop of eyewitness identification: social psychology theories of how familiarity is established; cognitive psychology and its theories of recognition; face processing literature; and eyewitness literature. The second half of the book surveys system and estimator variables that influence identification, such as lineup procedures, interviewing techniques, the role of age, race, and more; as well as how familiarity is weighed in juror decision-making. A final chapter issues a call for continuing research examining the notion of familiarity and its impact on the criminal justice system.

Contents:
Chapter 1. Defining Familiarity and Overview of Concepts
Chapter 2. Theoretical Underpinnings: A Social Psychological Perspective
Chapter 3. Theoretical Underpinnings: A Cognitive Psychological Perspective
Chapter 4. Eyewitness Descriptions and Identifications of Familiar Perpetrators
Chapter 5. Factors that can Interact with Familiarity: System Variables
Chapter 6. Factors that can Interact with Familiarity: Estimator Variables
Chapter 7. Considering "Familiarity" as a Dependent Variable
Chapter 8. How Persuasive is an Eyewitness who is "Familiar" with the Defendant?
Chapter 9. Future Directions for Research Examining the Notion of "Familiarity" and its Impact on the Criminal Justice System