Science & Justice
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 191-196 , September 2009

Are facial image analysis experts any better than the general public at identifying individuals from CCTV images?

  • Caroline Wilkinson

      Affiliations

    • The Centre for Anatomy & Human Identification, MSI Building, Dow Street, University of Dundee, Scotland, DD1 5EH, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1382 386324; fax: +44 1382 386817.
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  • Raymond Evans

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Art in Medicine, Stopford Building, Oxford Road, University of Manchester,M13 9PT, UK

Received 7 August 2008 ,Revised 24 October 2008 ,Accepted 29 October 2008.

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PII: S1355-0306(08)00122-6

doi: 10.1016/j.scijus.2008.10.011

Science & Justice
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 191-196 , September 2009