Forensic Psychology: Witness Investigation

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Course overview

Provider
Futurelearn
Course type
Free trial availiable
Deadline
Flexible
Duration
8 hours
Course author
Graham Pike

Description

Discover how psychology can help obtain evidence from eyewitnesses in police investigations and prevent miscarriages of justice.
Try to solve a crime using nothing but eyewitness evidence

Despite advances in forensic science, eyewitness testimony remains a critical component of criminal investigations. But psychological research has revealed the dangers of relying on this testimony and how careful the police must be when questioning witnesses.

Using videos of real witnesses, from behind the scenes of a police investigation, this course explores the psychology of eyewitness testimony.

You will get the chance to test your own cognitive skills and see if your investigative powers are as good as police officers’, as you try to solve a crime using nothing but eyewitness evidence.

Forensic Psychology: Witness Investigation
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