Bruce et al
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Making A Case – How Psychology Can Inform the Investigative Process
Interviewing Witnesses
1.1 Recognising and Recreating Faces by E-fit
Being able to actually identify a face is key to many convictions
Cases of mistaken identity show that it isn’t as easy as it seems
Recognising familiar faces is something everyone is quite good at but unfamiliar faces are a completely different matter.
Bruce et al. (1998) The Importance of External & Internal Features in Facial Recognition
Background
Sinha et al found eight important factors involved when witnesses try to reconstruct a strangers face
Recognition is possible for familiar faces even when resolution is low
The more familiar the person, the easier it is to recognise them
Facial features are processed HOLISTICALLY (as one single unit)) which has implications for piece by piece facial reconstructions
Eyebrows and hairline are the most important features
Illumination changes influence recognition
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