Memory and Miscarriages of Justice

著者名：Howe, Mark L./Knott, Lauren M./Conway, Martin A.

Psychology Press（2017/08/16発売）

• 言語：ENG
• ISBN：9781138805606
• eISBN：9781317617389

Description

Memory is often the primary evidence in the courtroom, yet unfortunately this evidence may not be fit for purpose. This is because memory is both fallible and malleable; it is possible to forget and also to falsely remember things which never happened.

The legal system has been slow to adapt to scientific findings about memory even though such findings have implications for the use of memory as evidence, not only in the case of eyewitness testimony, but also for how jurors, barristers, and judges weigh evidence. Memory and Miscarriages of Justice provides an authoritative look at the role of memory in law and highlights the common misunderstandings surrounding it while bringing the modern scientific understanding of memory to the forefront.

Drawing on the latest research, this book examines cases where memory has played a role in miscarriages of justice and makes recommendations from the science of memory to support the future of memory evidence in the legal system. Appealing to undergraduate and postgraduate students of psychology and law, memory experts, and legal professionals, this book provides an insightful and global view of the use of memory within the legal system.

Table of Contents

PART 1. Memory and the Law: Miscarriages, Misuse, and Naïve Beliefs  Chapter 1. Memory and Miscarriages of Justice  Chapter 2. The Origins of False and Repressed Memories  Chapter 3. Myths and Naïve Beliefs about Memory  PART 2. The Science of Memory and the Law  Chapter 4. When Adults’ Memories of Childhood Serve as Evidence  Chapter 5. The Nature and Neuroscience of Autobiographical Memory  Chapter 6. Stress, Trauma, and Memory  Chapter 7. Eyewitness Identification, Lineups, and Face Recognition  Chapter 8. Suggestibility and Interviewing  Chapter 9. Memory Demands on Jurors in the Courtroom  Chapter 10. Collaborative Remembering in Eyewitnesses and Jurors  PART 3. Conclusions and Recommendations  Chapter 11. Conclusions and Recommendations for Memory and the Law