concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: lineup filler selection

eyewitness memory
type: Concept
narrower: lineup filler selection

lineup filler selection
type: Concept
broader: eyewitness memory
definition: Lineup fillers prevent unreliable witnesses from guessing the identity of the police suspect and should allow for a fair recognition test for those witnesses who do remember the culprit. The primary strategies for selecting fillers for criminal identification lineups are presented in this entry. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Lineup Filler Selection]