EVALUATION

EVALUATION

1. PROCEDURE

   • in a REAL LIFE CRIME, a gun shop owner shot dead a thief
     • there were 21 witnesses, 13 agreed to participate in the study
     • pps were interviewed 4-5 months after the incident. Accounts were compared to the police interviews @ the time of the shooting
     • witnesses rated how stressed they felt at theme of the incident

2. FINDINGS & CONCLUSIONS

   • witnesses were very accurate and there was little change after 5 months. Some details were less accurate, e.g. colours of items, and age/weight/height