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A critical review of Pamela Coxon and Tim Valentine’s (1997) study on "The effects of the age of eyewitnesses on the accuracy and suggestibility of their testimony".
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This is a critical review of Pamela Coxon and Tim Valentine's (1997) study on "The effects of the age of eyewitnesses on the accuracy and suggestibility of their testimony". I intend to critically evaluate the research carried out by Coxon and Valentine in terms of its contribution to the area of witness evidence, by examing its design, methodology and findings. The rationale behind the study was that everyday life requires us to retrieve information that may have been encoded some time before. Some information seems easier to recollect than others. One might assume that it would be a relatively easy task to recollect a crime witnessed. At the time of encoding you may be aware that what you are witnessing is important, and so retrieving the information at a later time wouldn't be a problem. But, this is not always the case, and many factors can influence the accuracy and reliability...
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