TY - JOUR
T1 - A forensically valid comparison of facial composite systems
AU - Frowd, Charlie D.
AU - Carson, Derek
AU - Ness, Hayley
AU - Richardson, Jan
AU - Morrison, Lisa
AU - Mclanaghan, Sarah
AU - Hancock, Peter J. B.
PY - 2005/3
Y1 - 2005/3
N2 - An evaluation of E-FIT, PROfit, Sketch, Photofit and EvoFIT composite construction techniques was carried out in a “forensically friendly format”: composites of unfamiliar targets were constructed from memory following a 3-4-hour delay using a Cognitive Interview and experienced operators. The main dependent variable was spontaneous naming and overall performance was low (10% average naming rate). E-FITs were named better than all techniques except PROfit, though E-FIT was superior to PROfit when the target was more distinctive. E-FIT, PROfit and Sketch were similar overall in a composite sorting task, but Sketch emerged best for more average-looking targets. Photofit performed poorly, as did EvoFIT, an experimental system. Overall, facial distinctiveness was found to be an important factor for composite naming.
AB - An evaluation of E-FIT, PROfit, Sketch, Photofit and EvoFIT composite construction techniques was carried out in a “forensically friendly format”: composites of unfamiliar targets were constructed from memory following a 3-4-hour delay using a Cognitive Interview and experienced operators. The main dependent variable was spontaneous naming and overall performance was low (10% average naming rate). E-FITs were named better than all techniques except PROfit, though E-FIT was superior to PROfit when the target was more distinctive. E-FIT, PROfit and Sketch were similar overall in a composite sorting task, but Sketch emerged best for more average-looking targets. Photofit performed poorly, as did EvoFIT, an experimental system. Overall, facial distinctiveness was found to be an important factor for composite naming.
U2 - 10.1080/10683160310001634313
DO - 10.1080/10683160310001634313
M3 - Article
VL - 11
SP - 33
EP - 52
JO - Psychology, Crime and Law
JF - Psychology, Crime and Law
SN - 1068-316X
IS - 1
ER -