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facial composite  

Definition

  • In a criminal investigation, a facial composite is a visual representation of a person's face, created using an artist's sketch, or mechanized/computerized systems based on the memory of an the eyewitness or victim.

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Entry terms

  • composite face
  • composite image of a face
  • face composite

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Frowd, C. D. (2021). Forensic facial composites. In A. M. Smith, M. P. Toglia, & J. M. Lampinen (Eds.), Methods, measures, and theories in eyewitness identification tasks (pp. 34–64). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003138105-5

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Frowd, C. D., Erickson, W. B., Lampinen, J. M., Skelton, F. C., McIntyre, A. H., & Hancock, P. J. B. (2015). A decade of evolving composites: Regression- and meta-analysis. Journal of Forensic Practice, 17(4), 319–334. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-08-2014-0025

    [Study type: meta-analysis / Access: closed]
  • • Sporer, S. L., Tredoux, C. G., Vredeveldt, A., Kempen, K., & Nortje, A. (2020). Does exposure to facial composites damage eyewitness memory? A comprehensive review. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 34(5), 1166–1179. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.3705

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]
  • • Tredoux, C. G., Sporer, S. L., Vredeveldt, A., Kempen, K., & Nortje, A. (2021). Does constructing a facial composite affect eyewitness memory? A research synthesis and meta-analysis. Journal of Experimental Criminology, 17(4), 713–741. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11292-020-09432-z

    [Study type: meta-analysis / Access: closed]
  • • Zahradníková, B., Duchovičová, S., & Schreiber, P. (2018). Facial composite systems: Review. Artificial Intelligence Review, 49(1), 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-016-9519-1

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

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  • Frank Arnould

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