Police professionals are better observers than ordinary civilians

Wednesday, August 26, 2015 - 03:00 in Psychology & Sociology

Dutch research shows that trained detectives of specialized observation teams are much better at registering details of a drug deal than ordinary civilians. Previous legal-psychological research revealed no relevant differences in observation skills between police professionals and civilians. The findings have been published in Legal and Criminological Psychology.

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