police lineup
Witness identification procedure
A police lineup is a procedure where witnesses or victims view a group of people—typically the suspect alongside several similar-looking individuals—to identify the person who committed a crime.
The lineup may be conducted in person or through photographs.
She picked him out of a police lineup.
The goal is identification, though lineups are sometimes criticized for their susceptibility to false positives.
- suspectBelieve to be likely
- prime suspectMost probable perpetrator
- witnessOne who attests
- identificationEstablishing who someone is
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
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Police identification photograph
voice identification · wanted poster · composite sketch · fingerprint analysis · forensic evidence
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Unplanned interaction with another
police lineuprelease
To let go
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