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Having To Make Quick Decisions Helps Witnesses Identify The Bad Guy In A Lineup
August 31, 2012 by NewsBot
Eyewitness identification evidence is often persuasive in the courtroom and yet current eyewitness identification tests often fail to pick the culprit. Even worse, these tests sometimes result in wrongfully accusing innocent suspects. Now psychological scientists are proposing a radical alternative to the traditional police lineup that focuses on eyewitnesses' confidence judgments...