3. Alcohol and Memories for Crimes
How alcohol can contribute to false memories for criminal events.
How alcohol can contribute to false memories for criminal events.
How memory drift can be a more parsimonious explanation of changes in memory for a complaining witness.
Research demonstrating suggestibility in memory recall of adults
Often prosecution utilizes a counterintuitive “expert” to explain away problematic behaviors on the part of the complaining witness. Dr. Simpson offers a CLE training and 85-page handout on how to effectively challenge their expert.
Eye witness testimony is central to almost every aspect of a criminal proceedings. Yet this central dynamic is rarely taught for attorneys. Dr. Simpson has provided this training for the State Bar of Arizona (ten times), for the Pima County Public Defender’s Office, and multiple legal offices for the Air Force and Marine JAGS. This 199-page seminar handout is packed with research regarding: