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Forensic hypnosis to lift amnesia: The jury is still out
Author(s) -
Greene Edith
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2370040105
Subject(s) - hypnosis , amnesia , jury instructions , jury , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , cognitive psychology , medicine , law , political science , alternative medicine , pathology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the use of forensic hypnosis to lift amnesia in victims and witnesses who may have repressed or otherwise forgotten evidentiary details. This paper addresses the reliability of memories that result from forensic hypnosis, as well as the impact that hypnotically refreshed testimony has on a jury. Because of the mixed data on the reliability of hypnotically enhanced memories, the increasing use of this forensic tool on amnesics is questioned.