Northern Michigan University's criminal justice department will present “Manufactured Memories: Victimization Ahead," which demonstrates how a therapist can create the

Northern Michigan University's criminal justice department will present “Manufactured Memories: Victimization Ahead," which demonstrates how a therapist can create the memory of a crime in a client, resulting in wrongful convictions of an innocent person.

Senior criminal justice student Joan Roberts will present her independent research. Two victims of false memory-based accusations will also participate. Mark Pendergrast, author of "The Repressed Memory Epidemic" and "Memory Warp," will chat briefly via interactive video. The event is scheduled from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, April 17, in room 109 of the Edgar L. Harden Learning Resources Center. A live stream will be available at https://nmu.zoom.us/j/960860645.

Pendergrast will speak about continued efforts to expose the false nature of the counseling techniques and how these memories are manufactured. Roberts will discuss the criminal procedure that convicts the falsely accused.

Copies of “Memory Warp” will be available for purchase at the event.