The Manson Criteria, Emphasized by Courts, Consist of Five Factors

question 17

Multiple Choice

The Manson criteria, emphasized by courts, consist of five factors to be taken into account when evaluating eyewitness identification accuracy. The following factor was clearly disproven by research:

• A) the level of attention the witness was paying to what was going on.
• B) the level of confidence the witness is exhibiting about his or her memory of the event.
• C) the amount of time between the crime and identification event.
• D) the accuracy of the witness's previous descriptions of the event or perpetrator.

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