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Universal Journal of Psychology(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 5(6), pp. 239 - 243
DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2017.050601
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Comparing the English Video Lineup with the 48-Person Lineup
Avraham Levi *
On Pension from the Israeli Police, Israel
ABSTRACT
Levi has been experimenting with large lineups, in particular a 48-person lineup. After showing experimental participants a 2 minute video more than an hour before, participants were shown 4 screens of 12 lineup members. They could view the screens as often as they liked before reaching a decision. This study compared the 48-person lineup with the British lineup. Contrary to prediction, the British lineup did not outperform the 48-person one in identifications of the target. As there was also no difference in mistaken choices in target-absent lineups, as expected the 48-person lineup outperformed the British lineup, since the likelihood that the innocent suspect would be the person chosen is 1/10 in the ten-person British lineup, while only 1/48 in the 48-person lineup.
KEYWORDS
48-Person Lineups, The British Lineup, Identifications, Mistaken Identifications, Eyewitness Identification
Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Avraham Levi , "Comparing the English Video Lineup with the 48-Person Lineup," Universal Journal of Psychology(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 5, No. 6, pp. 239 - 243, 2017. DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2017.050601.
(b). APA Format:
Avraham Levi (2017). Comparing the English Video Lineup with the 48-Person Lineup. Universal Journal of Psychology(CEASE PUBLICATION), 5(6), 239 - 243. DOI: 10.13189/ujp.2017.050601.