Eyewitness accuracy rates in sequential and simultaneous lineup presentations: A meta-analytic comparison

Eyewitness accuracy rates in sequential and simultaneous lineup presentations: A meta-analytic comparison (2001)

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by Nancy Steblay , Jennifer Dysart , Solomon Fulero , R. C. L. Lindsay

Venue:	Law and Human Behavior
Citations:	10 - 2 self

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TITLE	Eyewitness accuracy rates in sequential and simultaneous lineup presentations: A meta-analytic comparison	INFERENCE
AUTHOR NAME	Nancy Steblay	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR AFFIL	2 Department of Psychology, Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota.; 3 Department of Psychology, Queen’s University, Kingston	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR ADDR	Ontario, Canada.	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR NAME	Jennifer Dysart	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR NAME	Solomon Fulero	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR NAME	R. C. L. Lindsay	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR AFFIL	5 To whom correspondence should be addressed at Department of Psychology, Augsburg College	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
AUTHOR ADDR	2211; Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454; e-m...	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
ABSTRACT	Most police lineups use a simultaneous presentation technique in which eyewitnesses view all lineup members at the same time. Lindsay and Wells (R. C. L. Lindsay & G. L. Wells, 1985) devised an alternative procedure, the sequential lineup, in which witnesses view one lineup member at a time and decide whether or not that person is the perpetrator prior to viewing the next lineup member. The present work uses the technique of meta-analysis to compare the accuracy rates of these presentation styles. Twenty-three papers were located (9 published and 14 unpublished), providing 30 tests of the hypothesis and including 4,145 participants. Results showed that identification of perpetrators from target-present lineups occurs at a higher rate from simultaneous than from sequential lineups. However, this difference largely disappears when moderator variables approximating real world conditions are considered. Also, correct rejection rates were significantly higher for sequential than simultaneous lineups and this difference is maintained or increased by greater approximation to real world conditions. Implications of these findings are discussed. Standard police lineups present the eyewitness with all lineup members (e.g., six or	SVM HeaderParse 0.2
YEAR	2001	INFERENCE
VENUE	Law and Human Behavior	INFERENCE
VENUE TYPE	JOURNAL	INFERENCE
PAGES	459--474	INFERENCE
VOLUME	25	INFERENCE
CITATIONS	36 found	ParsCit 1.0