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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > law and society > psychology and law > eyewitness identification
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > law and courts > law and society > psychology and law > eyewitness identification

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eyewitness identification  

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  • Eyewitness identification refers to a process in which an eyewitness to a crime claims to recognize someone as being the culprit. Commonly, the identification is made from a lineup (photographic or live) constructed by police investigators in which someone who is suspected of being the culprit is embedded among known-innocent fillers. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Eyewitness Identification]

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