Keywords
corporeal lineups, photo arrays, law, eyewitness identification
Document Type
Article
Abstract
An eyewitness identification study of a simulated theft of a laptop in a lecture hall was conducted in a northeastern university. After five days, 148 subjects attempted to identify the suspect from either a lineup or a photo array. Corporal lineups and video lineups were conducted in addition to traditional static photo arrays and a new “dynamic photo array” consisting of the use of front, left profile, and right profile images presented in an animated sequence within the standard six-pack photo array. No significant differences between correct identification, misidentification, and non-selection were found between any of the identification methods used. These findings suggest policy implications for the expansion of photo arrays for accepted identification in criminal courts, the use of dynamic photo arrays, and the use of centralized remotely administered video lineups by removing the concept that corporeal lineups are superior to other identification methods.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.21428/b6e95092.411b672b
Recommended Citation
Costello, Andrew J.; Hoplight, Blair; and Lombardo, Maria
(2020)
"Comparing Corporeal Lineups to Photo Arrays,"
Journal of Criminal Justice and Law: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 3.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21428/b6e95092.411b672b
Available at:
https://research.library.kutztown.edu/jcjl/vol4/iss1/3