Joanna Pozzulo is a Full Professor and the Chair of the Department of Psychology at Carleton University. Dr. Pozzulo's research and teaching broadly falls under the domain of Forensic Psychology (borrowing from developmental, social, and cognitive psychology). Dr. Pozzulo has published widely on the "young eyewitness".Emily Pica is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Science and Counseling at Austin Peay State University. Dr. Pica's research interests include ways in which we can improve identification accuracy, factors that influence jurors' decision making, and the perceptions of the wrongfully convicted. Chelsea Sheahan is an Adjunct Professor at Carleton University. Her research focuses primarily on factors that impact eyewitness memory within a developmental context. Her secondary research interests are broadly in the area of juror decision making and corrections.

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

Given how often familiarity is at issue in criminal investigations and trials, I hope that this concise, valuable book provides a springboard for empirical research and improvements to law and policy.

Joanna Pozzulo is a Full Professor and the Chair of the Department of Psychology at Carleton University. Dr. Pozzulo's research and teaching broadly falls under the domain of Forensic Psychology (borrowing from developmental, social, and cognitive psychology). Dr. Pozzulo has published widely on the "young eyewitness".Emily Pica is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Science and Counseling at Austin Peay State University. Dr. Pica's research interests include ways in which we can improve identification accuracy, factors that influence jurors' decision making, and the perceptions of the wrongfully convicted. Chelsea Sheahan is an Adjunct Professor at Carleton University. Her research focuses primarily on factors that impact eyewitness memory within a developmental context. Her secondary research interests are broadly in the area of juror decision making and corrections.

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

Given how often familiarity is at issue in criminal investigations and trials, I hope that this concise, valuable book provides a springboard for empirical research and improvements to law and policy.

Joanna Pozzulo is a Full Professor and the Chair of the Department of Psychology at Carleton University. Dr. Pozzulo's research and teaching broadly falls under the domain of Forensic Psychology (borrowing from developmental, social, and cognitive psychology). Dr. Pozzulo has published widely on the "young eyewitness".Emily Pica is an assistant professor in the Department of Psychological Science and Counseling at Austin Peay State University. Dr. Pica's research interests include ways in which we can improve identification accuracy, factors that influence jurors' decision making, and the perceptions of the wrongfully convicted. Chelsea Sheahan is an Adjunct Professor at Carleton University. Her research focuses primarily on factors that impact eyewitness memory within a developmental context. Her secondary research interests are broadly in the area of juror decision making and corrections.

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

Given how often familiarity is at issue in criminal investigations and trials, I hope that this concise, valuable book provides a springboard for empirical research and improvements to law and policy.