Young Eyewitness

Joanna Pozzulo, PhD, is a professor of psychology and chair of the Department of Psychology at Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Dr. Pozzulo is a leading expert on children's eyewitness identification abilities. Her research, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and Carleton University, focuses on the development of face memory and the procedures that police can use to increase the reliability of eyewitness identification from lineups. Dr. Pozzulo has coauthored two textbooks on forensic psychology. She has received numerous awards for her research and teaching.

• Introduction Overview of Forensic Concepts Ability of Young Eyewitnesses to Describe a Person Techniques to Improve the Amount and Accuracy of Recall Information Effects of Lineup Construction and Procedures Other Factors Influencing the Young Eyewitness' Identification Accuracy Why Recall and Identification Abilities Differ Between Young and Adult Eyewitnesses Relation Between Describing the Perpetrator and Identifying the Perpetrator Jurors' Perceptions of the Young Eyewitness Policy Implications Future Directions for Young Eyewitness Research ReferencesIndexAbout the Author

What is particularly impressive about this book is that Pozzulo successfully makes the complex field of young eyewitness memory accessible to all readers while not short-shrifting the technical complexities.(PsycCRITIQUES) Pozzulo introduces this work in a straightforward and convincing manner-there are no gaps in following her logic. The reader is left with a clear sense of the problem, a firm appreciation for why the problem must be addressed, and, most importantly, absolute certainty that accuracy can be improved.(Choice)