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best practices in identification tests  

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  • Perhaps the ultimate form of eyewitness evidence is the identification of a suspect from a live or photo lineup, as opposed to more general information provided by a witness, such as a verbal description of an event. Best-practice recommendations in this area are based on a combination of some good procedures used by law enforcement for decades, sound logic and probability theory, basic psychological principles, and dedicated psychology–law research. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Identification Tests, Best Practices in]

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