Forensic Facial Identification

Tim Valentine is Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. He received his PhD from the University of Nottingham and previously held academic posts at the Universities of Manchester and Durham. He is the author of more than 80 journal articles and book chapters on face recognition and eyewitness identification, and is co-editor of The Handbook of Psychology of Investigative Interviewing (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009) and Cognitive and Computational Aspects of Face Recognition (1995), as well as the co-author of The Cognitive Psychology of Proper Names (1996). He has also provided advice to the courts in many prominent criminal cases.Josh P. Davis is Senior Lecturer in the Psychology and Counseling Department at the University of Greenwich, London. He received his PhD in Psychology from Goldsmiths, University of London. He has published many journal articles and book chapters on topics associated with face recognition and eyewitness identification.

• Contributors viiForeword by Elizabeth F. Loftus xiSeries Preface xvPart 1 Introduction 11 Identification and Surveillance of Facial Images: Progress and Problems 3Tim Valentine and Josh P. DavisPart 2 Searching for Suspects and the Identification of Victims 152 Interviewing for Face Identification 17Fiona Gabbert and Charity Brown3 Facial Composites and Techniques to Improve Image Recognizability 43Charlie Frowd4 Searching for Suspects: Mugshot Files and Showups (Street Identifications) 71Victoria Z. Lawson and Jennifer E. Dysart5 Craniofacial Analysis and Identification 93Caroline WilkinsonPart 3 Identification by Eyewitnesses 1276 Lineup Composition and Lineup Fairness 129Steven E. Clark, Molly B. Moreland, and Ryan A. Rush7 Estimator Variables and Memory for Faces 159Hannah Ryder, Harriet Smith, and Heather D. Flowe8 Confidence and Accuracy of Eyewitness Identification 185James D. Sauer and Neil BrewerPart 4 Identification from CCTV Images 2099 Human Verification of Identity from Photographic Images 211Josh P. Davis and Tim Valentine10 Expert Analysis: Facial Image Comparison 239Gary Edmond, Josh P. Davis, and Tim Valentine11 Evaluating Automatic Face Recognition Systems with Human Benchmarks 263Alice O’Toole and P. Jonathon PhillipsPart 5 Implications for Criminal Justice 28512 Eyewitness Identification and Facial Image Comparison Evidence in Common Law Jurisdictions 287Andrew Roberts13 Forensic Facial Identification: A Practical Guide to Best Practice 323Tim Valentine and Josh P. DavisIndex 000

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