Mark Rhys Kebbell (1996) Enhancing the Practicality of the Cognitive
. Psycoloquy: 7(16) Witness Memory (3)
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Psycoloquy 7(16): Enhancing the Practicality of the Cognitive
ENHANCING THE PRACTICALITY OF THE COGNITIVE
INTERVIEW IN FORENSIC SITUATIONS
Commentary on Memon & Stevenage on Witness-Memory
Mark Rhys Kebbell
Department of Psychology
Bolton Institute
Deane Road
Bolton BL3 5AB
United Kingdom
and
Graham Francis Wagstaff
Department of Psychology
University of Liverpool
Liverpool L69 3BX
United Kingdom
M.Kebbell@Bolton.ac.uk
GWF@liv.ac.uk
Abstract
Memon & Stevenage (1996) have outlined a number of
mainly theoretical issues that concern the cognitive interview. We
argue here that we must also consider the practicality of applying
the cognitive interview in forensic situations.
Keywords
Cognitive interview, errors, eyewitness memory,
facilitated recall, police procedures, questioning, recovered
memories, structured interview.
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