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Eyewitness Identification: A Systematic Investigation of Lineup Composition and Fairness

NCJ Number

310319

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Testing A 'Not Sure' Instruction to Reduce the Harmful Impact of System and Estimator Variables on Lineup Identification Accuracy

NCJ Number

310318

Date Published

2025

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF

Effects of Internal Versus External Distinctive Facial Features on Eyewitness Identification

NCJ Number

308874

Journal

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Date Published

January 2024

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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National Survey of Eyewitness Identification Procedures in Law Enforcement Agencies

NCJ Number

242617

Date Published

March 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF | PDF

How potential jurors evaluate eyewitness confidence and decision time statements across identification procedures and for different eyewitness decisions

NCJ Number

305270

Journal

Psychology Crime & Law

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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The number of fillers may not matter as long as they all match the description: The effect of simultaneous lineup size on eyewitness identification

NCJ Number

305268

Journal

Applied Cognitive Psychology

Date Published

2022

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Testing encoding specificity and the diagnostic feature-detection theory of eyewitness identification, with implications for showups, lineups, and partially disguised perpetrators

NCJ Number

304027

Journal

Cognitive Research-Principles and Implications

Date Published

2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

HTML

Police Lineups: Making Eyewitness Identification More Reliable

NCJ Number

219604

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

October 2007

Agencies

NIJ

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

HTML

NIJ Journal Issue No. 258

NCJ Number

219603

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

October 2007

Agencies

NIJ

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Collected Work

PDF | HTML

NIJ Journal Issue No. 270

NCJ Number

238482

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

June 2012

Agencies

NIJ

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Collected Work

PDF | HTML

NIJ Journal Issue 258, October 2007

Date Published

October 1, 2007

Research-based information that can help inform policy decisions and improve understanding of the criminal justice system.

Eyewitness Identification: Simultaneous vs. Sequential Lineups

Eyewitness Identification: Unfinished Discussion and Directions for Future Research - Expert Chat Webinar, NIJ and Harvard's Government Innovators Network

NCJ Number

234733

Date Published

February 2007

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Issue Overview, Research (Applied/Empirical)

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Eyewitness Identification: A Systematic Investigation of Lineup Composition and Fairness

2018-R2-CX-0027

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$344,515

Testing a ''not sure'' instruction as a prophylactic against the harmful impact of system and estimator variables on lineup identification accuracy

2018-R2-CX-0030

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2018

$183,059

Research in Brief: Eyewitness Identifications: A National Survey on Procedures

NCJ Number

250242

Journal

Police Chief

Date Published

September 2013

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

HTML

Reduction of False Convictions Through Improved Identification Procedures: Further Refinements for Street Practice and Public Policy

NCJ Number

249006

Date Published

January 2012

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF

Double-Blind Sequential Police Lineup Procedures: Toward an Integrated Laboratory and Field Practice Perspective

NCJ Number

246939

Date Published

March 2007

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF

To Err is Human: Using Science to Reduce Mistaken Eyewitness Identifications Through Police Lineups

NCJ Number

238486

Journal

NIJ Journal

Date Published

June 2012

Agencies

NIJ

Series

NIJ Journal

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

PDF | HTML

To Err is Human: Using Science to Reduce Mistaken Eyewitness Identifications Through Police Lineups

Eyewitness Identification

Date Published

February 28, 2009

Eyewitness Evidence: A Guide for Law Enforcement

NCJ Number

178240

Date Published

October 1999

Agencies

NIJ

Series

NIJ Research Report

Publication Type

Handbook

PDF | Text

Police Lineups: Making Eyewitness Identification More Reliable

Eyewitness Evidence: A Trainer's Manual for Law Enforcement

NCJ Number

188678

Date Published

September 2003

Agencies

NIJ

Series

NIJ Research Report

Publication Type

Training (Aid/Material)

Manual (PDF) | Slideshow (PDF)

Reduction of False Convictions Through Improved Identification Procedures: Further Refinements for Street Practice and Public Policy

2007-IJ-CX-0046

Closed

Funding First Awarded

2007

$236,577

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