The Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology presents a survey of research and legal opinions from international experts on the rapidly expanding scientific literature addressing the accuracy and limitations of eyewitnesses as a source of evidence for the courts.

Part 1. Forensic Adult Memory of Witnesses and Suspects. Memory for Conversation: The Orphan Child of Witness Memory Researchers. Interviewing Protocols to Improve Eyewitness Memory. The Influence of Emotion on Memory in Forensic Settings. The Effects of Delay on Long-term Memory for Witnessed Events. Alibis in Criminal Investigations and Trials. Internalized False Confession. Part 2. Potential Sources of Distorted Eyewitness Statements and Postdictors of Statement Accuracy. Internal and External Sources of Misinformation in Adult Witness Memory. False Memories: History, Theory, and Implications. Physcological Impairment, Eyewitness Testimony, and False Memories: Individual Differences. Recovered Memories. Using Hypnosis in Eyewitness Memory: Past and Current Issues. Credibility Assessment in Eyewitness Memory. Eyewitness Confidence from the Witnessed Event Through Trial. Part 3. Lifespan Eyewitness Issues: Children. The Suggestibility of Children's Memory. Enhancing Performance: Factors Affecting the Informativeness of Young Witnesses. The Development of Event Memory: Implications for Child Witness Testimony. False Memory in Children: Data, Theory, and Legal Implications. A Review of Factors Affecting Jurors' Decisions in Child Sexual Abuse Cases. Children's Eyewitness Memory: Balancing Children's Needs and Defendants' Rights When Seeking the Truth. Part 4. Lifespan Eyewitness Issues: Older Adults. The Elderly Eyewitness: A Review and Prospectus. False Memory Susceptibility in Older Adults: Implications for the Elderly Eyewitness. Eyewitness Memory in Older Adults. Part 5. Conclusion. The Relevance of Eyewitness Research: A Trial Lawyer's Perspective.