Many of the Issues That Make Eyewitness Identifications Problematic Are

question 21

Multiple Choice

Many of the issues that make eyewitness identifications problematic are not capable of control by the police. However, there are certain practices police can follow to reduce the likelihood of error in eyewitness identification. Most of these practices focus on _____.

• A) improving police investigation techniques so that police will not have to extensively rely on eyewitness accounts
• B) decreasing the suggestibility to witnesses that is inherent in many police practices
• C) limiting recorded information so that there is no record of police procedure that can be challenged
• D) identifying and firing or otherwise punishing police officers who purposefully violate policies

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