What Italian Defense Attorneys Know about Factors affecting Eyewitness Accuracy: A Comparison with U.S. and Norwegian Samples

We surveyed 100 Italian defense attorneys about their knowledge and beliefs about factors affecting eyewitness accuracy. The results of a series of similar surveys show that U.S. defense attorneys outperformed other legal professions, including U.S. prosecutors and U.S. and European judges. The pres...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Svein eMagnussen, Martin A Safer, Giuseppe eSartori, Richard A Wise
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-05-01
Subjects:	Memory professional beliefs eyewitness attorneys
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2013.00028/full

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