Sensitizing Jurors to Eyewitness Confidence Using “Reason-Based” Judicial Instructions

This study examines a new paradigm for jury instructions regarding eyewitness testimony, in which the judge provides concise reasons why jurors should discount an eyewitness’s courtroom confidence and instead focus on the eyewitness’s confidence at the time of a police lineup. By: Brandon L. Garrett, William E. Crozier, Karima Modjadidi, Alice J. Liu, Karen Kafadar, Joanne Yaffe, and Chad S. Dodson — Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition (2023)

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