Bias-Reducing Instructions Are Used to Assist Eyewitnesses to Be Accurate

question 29

Multiple Choice

Bias-reducing instructions are used to assist eyewitnesses to be accurate in their identification of a suspect. An example of such instructions, as noted in the text, is telling the eyewitness that:

• A) "the true criminal might not be in the lineup or photo spread."
• B) "the true criminal is probably in the lineup or photo spread."
• C) "the entire case rests on the selection of someone in the lineup or photo spread."
• D) "the detective has a strong feeling that one of the suspects is in the lineup or photo spread."

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