Author: Cutler, B.L.; Dexter, H.R.; Penrod, S.D.
Description: This experiment examines the influence of expert psychological testimony on juror decision making in eyewitness identification cases. Experienced jurors and undergraduate mock jurors viewed versions of a videotaped trial, rated the credibility of the eyewitness and the strength of the prosecution’s and defense’s cases, and rendered verdicts. In the absence of expert testimony jurors were insensitive to eyewitness evidence. Expert testimony improved juror sensitivity to eyewitness evidence without making them more skeptical about the accuracy of the eyewitness identification. Few differences emerged between the experienced jurors and undergraduate mock jurors.
Subject Headings: Expert testimony; Jury decision making
Publication year: 1989
Journal or book title: Behavioral Sciences & the Law
Volume: 7
Issue: 2
Pages: 215-225
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Type: Journal Article
Serial number: 2318