TY - CHAP TI - Eyewitness memory, lay beliefs about AU - Read, J.D. AU - Desmarais, S.L. T2 - Encyclopedia of psychology and law A2 - Cutler, B.L. A2 - Zapf, P.A. PY - 2008/// DO - 10.4135/9781412959537.n116 SP - 300–304 PB - Sage ER - TY - JOUR TI - A Canadian Example of Insanity Defence Reform: Accused Found Not Criminally Responsible Before and After theWinkoDecision AU - Desmarais, Sarah L. AU - Hucker, Stephen AU - Brink, Johann AU - De Freitas, Karen T2 - International Journal of Forensic Mental Health AB - This article reports on the effects of legislative reform on mentally disordered accused persons absolutely discharged from Review Boards in three Canadian jurisdictions. The sample included 592 accused randomly selected from all persons absolutely discharged in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. Of these, 291 were absolutely discharged by provincial Review Boards in the three-year period prior to the landmark Winko decision and 301 in the three-year period following the decision. Analyses of information collected from Review Board files revealed few significant post-Winko changes, instead highlighting differences in practice and policy between jurisdictions. The only observed change in characteristics across jurisdictions was an increase in the prevalence of substance abuse disorders following Winko. No significant effects on outcomes were observed. Although the long-term effects of Winko remain to be seen, the effects appear to be minimal to date. Treating the Winko decision as a case example, discussion focuses on how findings of the present study may contribute to our understanding of the impact of policy and legislative reform on mentally disordered accused. DA - 2008/1// PY - 2008/1// DO - 10.1080/14999013.2008.9914399 VL - 7 IS - 1 SP - 1-14 J2 - International Journal of Forensic Mental Health LA - en OP - SN - 1499-9013 1932-9903 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2008.9914399 DB - Crossref ER - TY - JOUR TI - ‘Objection, Your Honor! Television is not the relevant authority.’ Crime drama portrayals of eyewitness issues AU - Desmarais, Sarah L. AU - Price, Heather L. AU - Read, J. Don T2 - Psychology, Crime & Law AB - Abstract Using a coding protocol based on a juror knowledge survey, this study focused on identifying changes, if any, in the prevalence and type of media portrayals of eyewitness issues over time in television crime dramas. Content of 263 episodes of 12 popular television crime dramas from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s were coded for 35 specific eyewitness issues with respect to: (1) presence or absence, (2) type (e.g. explicit, implicit), and (3) meanings and implications of these presentations for eyewitness accuracy. Results demonstrated portrayals of eyewitness issues, and the broad topic of memory, generally increased since the 1980s, with prevalence highest in episodes from the 1990s. With rare exceptions, the meanings and implications of the presentation were not made explicit, but were implicitly depicted, inferred from character dialogue or episode events. In general, media portrayals failed to depict a relationship between eyewitness variables and memory accuracy, and, as a result of their omission, the relationships typically differed from those agreed upon by experts. DA - 2008/6// PY - 2008/6// DO - 10.1080/10683160701652583 VL - 14 IS - 3 SP - 225-243 J2 - Psychology, Crime & Law LA - en OP - SN - 1068-316X 1477-2744 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10683160701652583 DB - Crossref KW - juror knowledge KW - eyewitness testimony KW - television portrayal KW - expert testimony ER -