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Expert Details

Eyewitness Identification, Police Identification Procedures

ID: 727035 Canada

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Expert has studied how police collect eyewitness identification evidence for over 30 years. His work includes developing and testing alternative identification procedures that have been widely adopted by police (e.g., sequential lineups). More specifically, he has conducted and published research on the following topics: finding suspects using descriptions of criminals, facial composites, and mug shots; identification of suspects using mug shots, showups, and lineups; factors that bias identification procedures (increase error rates); "postdicting" identification accuracy (factors that suggest the witness is more versus less likely to be correct); and belief (credibility) of identification evidence in court. He has taught or trained police officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges. He has consulted about eyewitness identification issues on three continents.

Expert recently (May 2009) testified in Ottawa in a voir dire to determine the admissability of identification evidence in a murder trial.Expert testified in Newmarket Ontario (April 2008) in a voir dire to determine the admissability of identification evidence in a trial concerning multiple bank robberies.In 1998 Expert was called to testify before a world court in Arusha Tanzania as part of a Rwandan genocide trial. Expert testified about eyewitness identification procedures before a courts martial in Dubrovnik Croatia in 1997.Expert consulted during 1990 and 1991 with the Ontario Police College to modify their training procedures regarding eyewitness identification procedures.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1982 Degree: PhD Subject: Social Psychology Institution: University of Alberta
Year: 1978 Degree: MSc Subject: Social Psychology Institution: University of Alberta
Year: 1972 Degree: BSc Subject: Psychology Institution: University of Toronto

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1982 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Professor Department: Department of Psychology
Responsibilities:
Expert is a Professor of Psychology and the Coordinator of the Graduate Program in Psychology at Employer.

Government Experience

Years Agency Role Description
Years: 1998 to 1999 Agency: National Institute of Justice Role: consultant Description: Expert was one of six scientists recruited to assist in the formulation of national guidelines for the collection and preservation of eyewitness evidence.
Years: 2002 to Present Agency: National Judicial Institute (Canada) Role: faculty Description: Expert serves as an instructor educating Canadian judges on issues concerning police procedures and eyewitness accuracy.

International Experience

Years Country / Region Summary
Years: 1998 to 1998 Country / Region: Tanzania Summary: Read daily reports of witness testimony and advised re cross examination then flew to Arusha Tanzania to testify on eyeitness identification issues.
Years: 1997 to 1997 Country / Region: Dubrovnik Croatia Summary: Flew to Dubrovnik to testify about identification issues in the trial of a soldier charged with sexually assaulting a young girl.
Years: 1998 to 1999 Country / Region: United States Summary: Participated in the production of national guidelines for the collection and preservation of eyewitness evidence for the National Institute of Justice.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
American Psychological Association; American Psychology-Law Society; Society for Applied Research on Memory And Cognition
Professional Appointments
Expert has served on the editorial boards of numerous peer reviewed scientific journals.
Awards / Recognition
Expert holds a Employer Research Chair, is an honourary professor of psychology at the University of Aberdeen Scotland and received a career award from the Canadian Psychological Association for his Distinguished Contribution to the Application of Psychology.
Publications and Patents Summary
Expert has published 75 refereed scientific journal articles and 19 chapters in books. Most of this work was related to eyewitness accuracy. He also was co-editor of the Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology, a two volume, 1300 page review of the eyewitness area.

Additional Experience

Expert Witness Experience
Expert has testified as an expert witness on numerous occasions since 1985. He has consulted in many more cases for both police and defense attorneys.
Training / Seminars
Expert has participated in training sessions for police (Ontario Police College and individual police services). He has participated in training sessions for Canadian judges via the National Judicial Institute (Canada). His work has been presented at invited sessions of police, defense, prosecution, and judges' conferences

Fields of Expertise

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