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ISBN 10: 1118469585 ISBN 13: 9781118469583
Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2015

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Forensic Facial Identification discusses the latest scientific and technical advancements in the field and their implications for practice in psychology, criminology, and law.

 

  • Provides an up-to-date set of best practices for forensic facial identification
  • Reviews current procedures for different facial identification methods and their reliability
  • Covers eyewitness testimony, line-ups, facial composites, anthropological face reconstructions, CCTV images, and computerized automatic face recognition systems
  • Incorporates case studies which put the latest research and technology in the proper legal context

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Informazioni sull?autore

Tim Valentine is Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths, University of London. He received his PhD from the University of Nottingham and previously held academic posts at the Universities of Manchester and Durham. He is the author of more than 80 journal articles and book chapters on face recognition and eyewitness identification, and is co-editor of The Handbook of Psychology of Investigative Interviewing (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009) and Cognitive and Computational Aspects of Face Recognition (1995), as well as the co-author of The Cognitive Psychology of Proper Names (1996). He has also provided advice to the courts in many prominent criminal cases.

Josh P. Davis is Senior Lecturer in the Psychology and Counseling Department at the University of Greenwich, London. He received his PhD in Psychology from Goldsmiths, University of London. He has published many journal articles and book chapters on topics associated with face recognition and eyewitness identification.

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Forensic Facial Identification provides an up-to-date set of best practices for professionals using eyewitness identification to solve crimes of all kinds. The book brings together a prominent group of contributors to discuss the latest scientific and technical advancements and their implications for practice. The contributors review current procedures for various facial identification methods and discuss their use and reliability. The chapters examine traditional forms of eyewitness identification, such as mug shots and line-ups, but also delve into newer technologies, such as facial identification using CCTV images and computerized automatic face recognition systems. Detailed case studies help put the latest research and technology in the proper legal context. Bridging the fields of psychology, criminology, and law, this essential volume, part of the Wiley Series in Crime, Policing and Law, is for those wishing to stay at the cutting-edge of this expanding and changing field.

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Editore
Blackwell Pub
Data di pubblicazione
2015
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
1118469585
ISBN 13 
9781118469583
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
354
Redattore
Valentine Tim, Davis Josh P.
Contatto del produttore
non disponibile
Persona responsabile
non disponibile

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9781118469118: Forensic Facial Identification: Theory and Practice of Identification from Eyewitnesses, Composites and CCTV

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ISBN 10:  1118469119 ISBN 13:  9781118469118
Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2015
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