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Eyewitnesses play a crucial role in solving crimes, yet 60% of wrongful convictions are estimated to be caused by mistaken eyewitness identification. Using full scale staged crimes and investigatio...ns to test the memories of ten ordinary members of the public, this series discovers how what someone sees for just a few seconds could be the key to solving a crime - or could send the wrong person to prison.
Eyewitnesses play a crucial role in solving crimes, yet 60% of wrongful convictions are estimated to be caused by mistaken eyewitness identification. Using full scale staged crimes and investigatio...ns to test the memories of ten ordinary members of the public, this series discovers how what someone sees for just a few seconds could be the key to solving a crime - or could send the wrong person to prison.
| Series: | Eyewitness |
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| Original broadcast channel: | BBC2 |
| Published: | 2010 |
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| Duration: | 00:59:00 |
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| Producer: | Tina Fletcher |
| Narrator: | Philip Glenister |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | eyewitnesses |
| Subject terms: | Crime; Eyewitness identification; Witnesses--Great Britain--Psychological aspects |
| Production number: | FKAH982F |
| Videofinder number: | 81614 |
| Available to public: | no |
