| dc.description.abstract | Exploring and understanding the ways in which eyewitnesses make identification decisions is
important for both theory and its overall applicability to the criminal justice system. This current
research aims to come to a conclusion as to what decision processes/strategies and lineup
procedure is most apt in eliciting correct identifications and thus overall accuracy. I captured
participants’ identification decision processes/strategies via a think aloud procedure. I found
evidence to suggest that nine different processes were used, and that these are elicited under
different lineup procedures with varying levels of accuracy. My findings concluded that the use
of specific decision processes/strategies and lineup procedure did not influence identification
accuracy. The use of a relative judgement strategy was one of the most commonly used strategies
elicited over both lineup procedures, contrary to results from previous literature. This finding and
others are discussed, as well as limitations and future avenues for research.
Keywords: decision processes, decision strategies, lineup procedure, correct identifications,
eyewitness testimony | en |
