Why should photographic identification procedures not be used first when a subsequent physical lineup is contemplated?

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2026-04-30 21:15

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Photographs of suspects should not be shown to witnesses if a physical lineup is expected later because the witnesses are likely to remember the people in the pictures as the perpetrator even if they're not and pick them in the lineup from this false memory.

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