eyewitness identification

collocation in English

meaningsofeyewitnessandidentification

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eyewitness
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪˌwɪt.nəs/us
/ˈaɪˌwɪt.nəs/
a person who saw something happen, for example, a crime or ...
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identification
noun[U]
uk
/aɪˌden.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us
/aɪˌden.t̬ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
the act of recognizing and naming someone ...
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(Definition ofeyewitnessandidentificationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When is an intervening lineup most likely to affecteyewitnessidentificationaccuracy?
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However, a study unrelated toeyewitnessidentificationin criminal cases reports that individuals have a much better memory for faces than for numbers.
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Therefore, it seems practical that these results can be applied toeyewitnessidentification.
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There is considerable research in this area as it relates toeyewitnessidentificationtestimony.
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This differs from the cross-race bias because this effect is found mostly duringeyewitnessidentification as well as identification of a suspect in a line-up.
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His case took on prominence in the ongoing debate in the legal community over the reliability ofeyewitnessidentification.
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Another study looked at informational social influence ineyewitnessidentification.
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This inability to detect a change in identity can lead to inaccuracy in identifying criminals, mistakeneyewitnessidentification, and wrongful conviction.
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It has long been speculated that mistakeneyewitnessidentificationplays a major role in the wrongful conviction of innocent individuals.
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In aneyewitnessidentificationtask, participants were shown a suspect individually and then in a lineup of other suspects.
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He was convicted almost solely on the basis of oneeyewitnessidentificationprovided by the date of the victim.
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A growing body of research now supports this speculation, indicating that mistakeneyewitnessidentification is responsible for more convictions of the innocent than all other factors combined.
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He became interested ineyewitnessidentificationissues.
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Even though there are various thoughts and ideas regarding photographic memory, some people do have exceptional memories, which will help improve the accuracy ofeyewitnessidentification.
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