Search for dissertations about: "eyewitness testimony"
Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words eyewitness testimony.
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1. Retrieval effort and accuracy in eyewitness testimony
Abstract : For better or worse, eyewitness testimonies make up common evidence in criminal trials. This has the benefit that it allows for guilty offenders to be convicted even in the absence of physical evidence. However, the fallibility of memory also means that eyewitnesses may be mistaken in their recall, risking wrongful, innocent convictions. READ MORE
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2. Group membership and eyewitness testimony
Abstract : The present thesis includes four empirical studies that explore whether eyewitness accounts of a violent crime may be affected by factors related to the group membership of witness, perpetrator, and victim.Study 1 investigates how an immigrant and a Swedish perpetrator of a simulated, violent robbery are evaluated and remembered by immigrant and Swedish witnesses. READ MORE
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3. Improving incident reports in the swedish armed forces
Abstract : It is generally maintained that learning should be a part of the daily routines of many organizations; this is often referred to as lesson learned processes. The purpose of organizational learning is to foster improvements that seek to both reduce incidents and accidents and reduce their consequences when they nevertheless happen. READ MORE
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4. IMPACTS OF EVIDENCE ON DECISION-MAKING IN POLICE INVESTIGATION
Abstract : When conducting an investigation, police officers collect evidence from various sources (e.g., humans, objects, areas). The type of evidence (i. READ MORE