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Would you recognize the perpetrator? What do you need to know when you have to make an identification from a lineup?

... Would you be able to pick out the right person from a lineup ? We discuss the role of various factors that can influence the decision-making process of eyewitnesses during the lineup procedures. In 1985, Ronald Cotton was sentenced to life plus ... / more

It’s your choice! – Or is it really?

... settings could be. After identifying a suspect from a  lineup , eyewitnesses are frequently required to identify him/her again inside the courtroom. Consider a situation where the  lineup administrator  - intentionally or unintentionally - writes down a ... / more

Children are poor witnesses. Or are they?

... to misidentifying a familiar bystander from a lineup : When younger is better. Law and Human Behavior, 30, 249–257. ... / more

Seeing and Believing: Common Courtroom Myths in Eyewitness Memory

... later identified the police suspect from a photographic lineup , becoming visibly distressed when she encountered his picture. When ... to identify a man of a different race from a biased lineup (Anderson’s was the only color photo placed among black-and-white ... / more

"We are ready to move!" An interview with Daniel Lakens and Klaus Fiedler on the current challenges in the field of psychological research

... have been developed. For instance, the number of people in a line-up has been increased. Eyewitnesses now have to identify possible ... as well. Over the years, recommendations of how to do a line-up have changed again and again. A single research finding was never the ... / more