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This course examines
the psychology

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of eyewitnesses and its impact
on police investigations--

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revealing the limitations
of the human mind

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and the dangers for
criminal justice.

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Witnesses often only
identify somebody

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about 40% of the
time from a line up.

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Sometimes the suspect
that's been identified

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isn't actually the culprit.

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The journey begins by exploring
some serious miscarriages

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of justice.

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Featuring a real
eyewitness whose testimony

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sent the wrong man to prison.

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I knew there had been
misidentification--

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I mean I knew that.

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It wasn't malicious intent,
it wasn't racially motivated--

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but it didn't matter,
because the end result was

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Ronald Cotton spent
a third of his life

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in prison for
something he didn't do.

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The course also
gives you a chance

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to follow two investigations
of a fictitious crime.

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And use your cognitive
and investigative skills

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to evaluate the evidence.

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The course was created by
professor Graham Pike, who

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specialises in eyewitness
identification, including

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E-Fit technology.

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There are new generation of
facial composting systems

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that are beginning to
be used by the police.

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Graham Pike was also behind
a BBC Open University

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co-production, which is
incorporated into the course,

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and which puts
eyewitnesses to the test.

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By working solely from
eyewitness accounts

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and positive identifications,
how close to the truth have

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they got?

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Giving you the
chance to use what

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you have learned
to solve a crime

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and compare how you did against
a team of real police officers.

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By completing the
eight week course,

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you will have gained
some basic knowledge

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about forensic psychology,
gained insights

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into how your own mind works,
and understood the vital role

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of psychology in
police investigations.

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