EWT

• what is eyewitness testimony?


  legal term referring to the use of eyewitnesses to give evidence in court
• what are the 2 main factors affecting EWT?


  witness factors and event factors
• what are witness factors?


  age, gender and individual response to anxiety or stress
• what are event factors?


  duration of event and level of violence witnessed
• what is a leading question? 


  a question that suggests to the witness what answer is desired or leads them to the desired answer