Maggie Marriott Smart Buoy Co
Managing Director
iWitnessed app launched by memory experts, police, QC 3 April 2018 Free tool enables pdf reports with GPS-stamped photos and audio A unique app available for download in Australia should assist witnesses and victims of one-o ff events and ongoing occurrences make mobile records in a way that can help with convictions and prevent miscarriages of justice. A unique app, iWitnessed, is launched today by leading Australian cognitive scientists, lawyers and police to assist victims and witnesses record information in a way that can help with convictions and prevent miscarriages of justice. iWitnessed was developed by experts in forensic psychology at The University of Sydney (Dr Helen Paterson, Dr Celine van Golde) and UNSW Sydney (Professor Richard Kemp). Former Director of Public Prosecutions Nicholas Cowdery sought to ensure that the best chance would be achieved for the evidence gathered using iWitnessed to be admissible in court, and consultation with the NSW Police Force ensured the smartphone app was a practical tool that would assist police with their investigations. iWitnessed is available in Australia for free for both Apple and Android devices via the iWitnessed website. Senior Lecturer Dr Helen Paterson, from the University of Sydney’s School of Psychology, said iWitnessed is a best-practice immediate recall tool designed to preserve witness accounts for any type of event, including one-o ff events (such as car accidents) and repeated or ongoing events (such as bullying or harassment). “This project places Australia at the forefront of international initiatives to improve the collection of eyewitness evidence and it will help in the investigation and prosecution of incidents,” Dr Paterson said. iWitnessed app launched by memory experts, police, QC
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