Forensic Facial Identification ─ Theory and Practice of Identification from Eyewitnesses, Composites and CCTV

Forensic Facial Identification discusses the latest scientific and technical advancements in the field and their implications for practice in psychology, criminology, and law.

• Provides an up-to-date set of best practices for forensic facial identification
• Reviews current procedures for different facial identification methods and their reliability
• Covers eyewitness testimony, line-ups, facial composites, anthropological face reconstructions, CCTV images, and computerized automatic face recognition systems
• Incorporates case studies which put the latest research and technology in the proper legal context

Tim Valentine is Professor of Psychology at Goldsmiths,University of London. He received his PhD from the University ofNottingham and previously held academic posts at the Universitiesof Manchester and Durham. He is the author of more than 80 journalarticles and book chapters on face recognition and eyewitnessidentification, and is co-editor ofThe Handbook of Psychologyof Investigative Interviewing (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009) andCognitive and Computational Aspects of Face Recognition(1995), as well as the co-author ofThe Cognitive Psychology ofProper Names (1996). He has also provided advice to the courtsin many prominent criminal cases.

Josh P. Davis is Senior Lecturer in the Psychology andCounseling Department at the University of Greenwich, London. Hereceived his PhD in Psychology from Goldsmiths, University ofLondon. He has published many journal articles and bookchapters on topics associated with face recognition and eyewitnessidentification.