A Requirement to Create an Unbiased Lineup Seems Obvious

question 6

Multiple Choice

A requirement to create an unbiased lineup seems obvious. However, there were many cases of lineups with the fillers not closely resembling the main suspect. Research found that such biased lineups lead to:

• A) the admission of guilt by the suspect.
• B) higher rates of innocent suspect identifications.
• C) lower rates of correlation with photo spread identification.
• D) bystanders intervening in shaming the unfair procedure.

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