{"product_id":"understanding-eyewitness-memory-theory-and-applications-9781479877119","title":"Understanding Eyewitness Memory: Theory and Applications","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn essential overview of how perception and memory affect eyewitness testimony\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1981, sixteen-year-old Michael Williams was convicted on charges of aggravated rape based on the victim's eyewitness testimony. No other evidence was found linking him to the attack. After nearly twenty-four years, Williams was released after three separate DNA analyses proved his innocence. The victim still maintains that Williams was the culprit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis heartbreaking case is but one example of eyewitness error. In \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Eyewitness Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, Sean M. Lane and Kate A. Houston delve into the science of eyewitness memory. They examine a number of important topics, from basic research on perception and memory to the implications of this research on the quality and accuracy of eyewitness evidence. The volume answers questions such as: How do we remember and describe people we've encountered? What is the nature of false and genuine memories? How do emotional arousal and stress affect what we remember? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Eyewitness Memory \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a brilliant overview of how memory and psychology affect eyewitness testimony, where quality and accuracy can mean the difference between wrongful imprisonment and true justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14042398\"\u003eSean M. Lane\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-14042400\"\u003eKate A. Houston\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781479877119\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1479877115\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PSY\"\u003ePsychology\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PSY014000\"\u003eForensic Psychology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PSY\"\u003ePsychology\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PSY003000\"\u003eApplied Psychology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC004000\"\u003eCriminology\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSean M. Lane (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSean M. Lane \u003c\/b\u003eis Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Psychology at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and co-editor of \u003ci\u003eHuman Capacity in the Attention Economy.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate A. Houston (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKate A. Houston\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Texas A\u0026amp;M International University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44450948776173,"sku":"9781479877119","price":53.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_536c0770-52aa-4e3e-aff0-876a9758102a.jpg?v=1700323328","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/understanding-eyewitness-memory-theory-and-applications-9781479877119","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}