ArticlePsychopharmacology2020
Improving intoxicated witness recall with the Enhanced Cognitive Interview.
Article in Psychopharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- No evidence that low levels of intoxication at both encoding and retrieval impact scores on the Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scale.Psychopharmacology · 2021Trial
- Cannabis intoxication does not impair eyewitness recall with the Sketch Cognitive Interview but increases confidence in lineup errors.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- The impact of post-encoding alcohol consumption on episodic memory recall and remember-know responses in heavy drinkers.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- The importance of the smallest effect size of interest in expert witness testimony on alcohol and memory.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
rationaleWitnesses and victims typically provide the central leads in police investigations, yet statistics from past research indicates in many instances these individuals are intoxicated.
objectivesTo date, however, no research has looked at how best to interview such witnesses to maximise the amount of accurate information they recall.
methodsIn the present research, whilst on a night out, participants watched a videoed theft whilst either sober or moderately (MBAC = 0.05%) or severely (MBAC = 0.14%) intoxicated. A week later, in a different location, participants were interviewed using either the Enhanced Cognitive (ECI) or Structured Interview.
resultsThe ECI was found to improve the recall accuracy and completeness of witness accounts across all three drinking conditions. However, no significant interaction was indicated between alcohol and interview condition.
conclusionsThe study findings are discussed in terms of their real-world value in aiding police officers to elicit as complete and as accurate an account as possible from intoxicated witnesses.
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