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Alibi Generation And Discriminability: Improving Innocent Suspects' Accuracy And Examining Alibi Discriminability, Kureva Pritchard Matuku
Alibi Generation And Discriminability: Improving Innocent Suspects' Accuracy And Examining Alibi Discriminability, Kureva Pritchard Matuku
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
The literature on the generation and evaluation of alibis reveals two main findings: (a) Innocent alibi providers are often inaccurate when reporting their alibis, and (b) people are poor at discriminating true from deceptive alibis. Across two experiments, this research adopted a system variables approach to addressing these two problems. Study 1 examined whether a theory-driven intervention involving preparation time with phone access would enhance the accuracy of innocent suspects’ alibis. Additionally, Study 1 explored cues to deception that could differentiate honest and deceptive alibi providers. Study 1 conformed to a 2 (Alibi Type: Honest, Deceptive) x 3 (Interview Approach: …
Undermining Witnesses' Perceptions Of Police Belief Improves Eyewitness Identification Accuracy In Showup Procedures, Alexis T. Mook
Undermining Witnesses' Perceptions Of Police Belief Improves Eyewitness Identification Accuracy In Showup Procedures, Alexis T. Mook
FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Showups—an identification procedure in which a single suspect is presented to an eyewitness—are considered to be highly suggestive by the U.S. Supreme Court and eyewitness researchers. Despite the suggestive nature of the procedure, showups are often utilized by law enforcement as a fast and easy means of either quickly arresting a suspect (if the witness makes an identification) or setting a suspect free (if the witness does not make an identification). Researchers have therefore begun examining procedural safeguards that might mitigate the suggestiveness of showups. To date, only the additional-opportunities instruction (AOI) has been developed as an easily implemented safeguard …