Eyewitness Recall of Noncriminal Events: An Examination of Demographic Characteristics with a Selected Population.

<p>The purpose of this study was to examine differences of recalled events from a selected university student population. Eyewitness testimony is frequently used to convict defendants each year. Many of these convictions are based solely on eyewitness accounts. While much has been written on the reliability of eyewitness testimony, little is known about demographic characteristic differences that may exist. A videotaped event was shown to a sample of college students who were then asked to complete a questionnaire based on what they watched. There were significant differences found in the respondents‟ accuracy in recalling events of the video according to demographic characteristics of the sample.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

MA (Master of Arts)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis - unrestricted

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Criminal Justice and Criminology

Year dc:date.issued

2009

Author dc:creator

• VanEaton, Jessica R.

• eyewitness testimony memory recall demographics
• Cognition and Perception
• Demography, Population, and Ecology
• Psychology
• Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Sociology

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright by the authors.

Repository record dc:identifier

https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1821

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dc.etsu.edu:etd-3173