Expert Details
Eyewitness Identification, Police Identification Procedures
ID: 727035
Canada
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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American Psychological Association; American Psychology-Law Society; Society for Applied Research on Memory And Cognition |
Professional Appointments |
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Expert has served on the editorial boards of numerous peer reviewed scientific journals. |
Awards / Recognition |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |