Legal Aspects of Memory: A summary of scientific evidence issued by the Psychology and Law Sections of the British Academy

Alan Baddeley, Chris R. Brewin, Graham M. Davies, Michael D. Kopelman, Hector L. MacQueen, H Valerie Curran, Heather D. Flowe, Gisli Gudjonsson, Lucy Henry, Katie Maras, Laura Mickes, Robin Morris

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Abstract

We describe the commissioning, publication, and contents of a report on legal aspects of memory. The report was the result of a unique collaboration between the Psychology and Law ‘Sections’ of the British Academy that brought together the contributions of memory and legal experts from both inside and outside the Academy. The report briefly summarises psychological research on memory and is designed to be of practical value to busy legal and criminal justice professionals. Topics covered include memory concepts, memory development including childhood amnesia, interviewing witnesses, the effects of suggestion and misinformation, the effects of trauma on recall, adult memory for childhood events, factors affecting eyewitness identification, conditions such as psychiatric and neurological disorders that may impair memory, issues in the memory of suspects such as deception and reported amnesia, and the role of the expert witness in court.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages48
JournalJournal of The British Academy
Volume11
Issue number95-97
Early online date12 Jun 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Jun 2023

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