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Halfway to a New Criminal Psychology Test

NCJ Number
157402
Journal
Belugyi Szemle Volume: 33 Issue: 9 Dated: (September 1995) Pages: 79-87
Author(s)
F Mihaly
Date Published
1995
Length
9 pages
Annotation
This article describes a new criminal psychology test under development in Hungary.
Abstract
Researchers at the Psychology Department of the Hungarian Police Academy are developing a method to check the reliability of mosaic or photo images as a method of identifying criminal suspects. After the project is completed, researchers will evaluate the ability of the test to distinguish between different facial types and the capacity of witnesses to remember details and recognize suspects based on the images provided. 4 exhibits and 1 table

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