Eyewitness identification
The importance of lineup models
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5552172 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gary L Wells (0000-0002-5723-8998, University of Alberta), John W Turtle |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 320-329 |
| Publication date | 1986-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Bulletin (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2909 • E-ISSN: 1939-1455 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0033-2909.99.3.320 |
| OpenAlex | W2131938110 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 6 |
A detailed analysis is made of lineup models for eyewitness identification. Previous treatments of eyewitness identification have nol distinguished between the all-suspecl model and the single-suspect model. The single-suspect model allows for the occurrence of foil identifications, a know n-error category, whereas the all-suspect model does not. A Bayesian analysis of posterior probabilities of the guilt of a given suspect under various prior probabilities shows that the all-suspect model maj be more or less diagnostic than the single-suspect model depending on the extent to which the use of suspects rather than foils increases the prior likelihood that the actual target is in I he lineup. On the other hand, the lineup-wise error rate (which is the likelihood that any suspect will be falsely identified) is considerably higher with the all-suspecl lineup. Field data show that the all-suspect lineup is sometimes used by police departments, and some data suggest that police do not appreciate the distinction between the two models with regard to lineup-wise error rates. It is recommended that either a mixed model or a preceding blank lineup be used to replace all-suspecl models in actual cases
Biology · Data mining · Eyewitness identification · Identification (biology) · Computer Science · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology · Radiology practices and education · Social Psychology
The role of suspect development practices in eyewitness identification accuracy and racial disparities in wrongful conviction
Seventy-two tests of the sequential lineup superiority effect
Eyewitness identification
Evaluating the claim that high confidence implies high accuracy in eyewitness identification
Policy and procedure recommendations for the collection and preservation of eyewitness identification evidence
What do we know about eyewitness identification
The Science of False Memory
The Relationship Between Eyewitness Confidence and Identification Accuracy
From the lab to the police station
Distinguishing Between Investigator Discriminability and Eyewitness Discriminability
Eyewitness testimony and epistemic agency
A fair ‘hearing’
Ethnocentricity and the social construction of ‘mass hysteria’
Post‐dicting eyewitness accuracy
Error rates for high confidence eyewitness identifications
The cross-race effect
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,44 |
| Citation span | 1990 - 2025 (36) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |