Difference between revisions of "Eyewitness Misidentification"

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'''Systems Variables'''
 
'''Systems Variables'''
 
Variables that can and should be controlled by the criminal justice system. Examples include:  
 
Variables that can and should be controlled by the criminal justice system. Examples include:  
These include the manner in which the law enforcement system retrieves information from the eyewitness, such as lineups and photo arrays. Since system variables that affect the accuracy of identification include the type of lineup, the selection of "fillers, the manner in which the lineup is administers, instructions to witnesses before identification procedures, the identity of the person administering the lineup, and communication with witnesses after they make the identification.
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*Manner in which Investigating Officers retrieve information from Eyewitness
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**Type of Lineups or Photo Arrays
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**Selection of Fillers
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**Manner in which Lineup is Administered
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**Instructions to Eyewitness before Identification
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**Communication with Eyewitness after Identification 
  
 
== Policy ==
 
== Policy ==

Revision as of 15:14, 21 May 2010