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How reliable is Witness Testimony?

Part 4 of 7 of the ‘What is Investigative Psychology?’ series

This video covers questions such as: How is memory retrieved? How reliable is witness testimony? How can you get the most out of a witness?

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Books that are relevant to this topic for further reading if you’re interested:

'Investigative Psychology - Offender Profiling and the Analysis of Criminal Action' by David Canter & Donna Youngs

‘Forensic Psychology: A very short introduction’ by David Canter

‘Forensic Psychology for Dummies’ by David Canter

‘Principles of Geographical Offender Profiling’ by David Canter & Donna Youngs

‘Mapping Murder – Secrets of Geographic Profiling’ by David Canter

‘Criminal Shadows – Inside the Mind of the Serial Killer’ by David Canter

‘Criminal Psychology’ by David Canter

‘The Forensic Psychologist’s Casebook: Psychological Profiling and Criminal Investigation’ by Laurence Alison

‘Eyewitness Testimony’ by Elizabeth Loftus

‘Memory-Enhancing Techniques for Investigative Interviewing: The Cognitive Interview’ by Fisher & Geiselman

Music: ‘Dreamer’ by DivKid

Subtitling by Laura Thöling

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