Witness, Memory and Reliability: The Case of Nepalese Court

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sangita Sigdel ◽  
Ghanshyam Raj Kafle ◽  
Prakash Maharjan
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Elizabeth F. Loftus

This chapter describes the author’s studies of human memory and eyewitness testimony that drew her into a long involvement with the legal system. The history describes efforts on the part of lawyers and eyewitness scientists to introduce expert testimony about witness memory into legal cases. The author discusses the contamination of accurate memories due to misinformation after the fact, such as witnesses talking to one another or erroneous media, and the role of repressed memories in court cases. The chapter includes a brief description of the rocky path from early resistance to ultimate appreciation of the science and its usefulness in legal cases.


2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 152-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Francis Wagstaff ◽  
Jacqueline Mary Wheatcroft ◽  
Charlotte Lucy Burt ◽  
Hannah Jayne Pilkington ◽  
Keely Wilkinson ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 107 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-147
Author(s):  
KELLY McKINNEY
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