Legal aspects of memory: a report issued by the Psychology and Law Sections of the British Academy

We describe the commissioning, publication, and contents of a report on legal aspects memory. The was result unique collaboration between Psychology Law �Sections� British Academy that brought together contributions memory experts from both inside outside Academy. briefly summarises psychological research is designed to be practical value busy criminal justice professionals. Topics covered include concepts, development including childhood amnesia, interviewing witnesses, effects suggestion misinformation, trauma recall, adult for events, factors affecting eyewitness identification, conditions such as psychiatric neurological disorders may impair memory, issues in suspects deception reported role expert witness court.