Regularities in eyewitness identification

被引:101
作者
Clark, Steven E. [1 ]
Howell, Ryan T. [2 ]
Davey, Sherrie L. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Riverside, Dept Psychol, Riverside, CA 92521 USA
[2] Calif State Coll Bakersfield, Bakersfield, CA 93309 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
eyewitness identification; meta-analysis;
D O I
10.1007/s10979-006-9082-4
中图分类号
D9 [法律]; DF [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
What do eyewitness identification experiments typically show? We address this question through a meta-analysis of 94 comparisons between target-present and target-absent lineups. The analyses showed that: (a) correct identifications and correct-nonidentifications were uncorrelated, (b) suspect identifications were more diagnostic with respect to the suspect's guilt or innocence than any other response, (c) nonidentifications were diagnostic of the suspect's innocence, (d) the diagnosticity of foil identifications depended on lineup composition, and (e) don't know responses were nondiagnostic with respect to guilt or innocence. Results of diagnosticity analyses for simultaneous and sequential lineups varied for full-sample versus direct-comparison analyses. Diagnosticity patterns also varied as a function of lineup composition. Theoretical, forensic, and legal implications are discussed.
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页码:187 / 218
页数:32
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