2nd Edition
The Psychology of Eyewitness Identification
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
Chapter 1- Twenty-Seven Years
Chapter 2- Theoretical Approaches to Eyewitness Identification
Chapter 3- Measuring Eyewitness Performance
Chapter 4- Indicia of Reliability – Reflector Variables
Chapter 5- Estimator Variables: Characteristics of the Witness
Chapter 6- Estimator Variables: Characteristics of the Situation and the Suspect
Chapter 7- System Variables: Pre-identification
Chapter 8- System Variables: The Identification Procedure
Chapter 9- Prospective Person Memory, Missing Persons and Identity Screening
Chapter 10- Field Studies of Eyewitness Identification
Chapter 11- Expert Testimony
Chapter 12- Conclusions and Thoughts
Biography
James Michael Lampinen, Ph.D., is Distinguished Professor of Psychological Science at the University of Arkansas. His research explores eyewitness identification, false memories, dual process models, and prospective person memory. He has published over 90 works and co-authored Memory 101.
Jeffrey S. Neuschatz, Ph.D., is a core faculty member at Fielding Graduate University and a professor of psychology. His research centers on eyewitness memory, lineup procedures, secondary confessions, and jury decision-making, with major contributions on showup reliability and jailhouse informants. He has published 65 works and co-authored Jailhouse Informants: Psychological and Legal Perspectives.
Stacy A. Wetmore, Ph.D., is an associate professor of psychology at Butler University. Her research examines cognitive psychology in legal contexts, with a focus on wrongful convictions, eyewitness memory, informant reliability, and jury decision-making. She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Oklahoma and has published more than 35 scholarly articles and chapters.
William Blake Erickson, Ph.D., is an associate professor of psychology at Texas A&M University–San Antonio. His research applies face recognition to law enforcement and national security, focusing on eyewitness memory, forensic imaging, and older witnesses. He also writes for the Popular Culture Psychology series, analyzing franchises such as Star Trek, The Handmaid’s Tale, and Stranger Things.
