TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Subjective assessment of blunt impacts
JO  - Medicine, science, and the law
A1  - Wheeler, L. K.
A1  - Maylia, E.
A1  - Jones, M. D.
A1  - Holt, C. A.
A1  - Evans, S. L.
A1  - Nokes, L. D.
SP  - 263
EP  - 269
VL  - 40
IS  - 3
N2  - An important role of an eyewitness to an assault is to effectively quantify the degree of force used; yet evidence of this form is often subjective and relies on personal opinion. Twelve subjects were asked to strike a load cell with a wooden bat, using varying degrees of force. The strikes were recorded by video camera and 50 people observed the video and were asked to grade the strikes. On average 44% accurately assessed the severity of the strikes, whilst 26% over-estimated. Results suggest that the evidence of eyewitnesses should be treated with caution.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8024
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -