How effective is the presence-of-counsel safeguard? Attorney perceptions of suggestiveness, fairness, and correctability of biased lineup procedures.
J Appl Psychol
; 81(1): 64-75, 1996 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-8907146
ABSTRACT
Criminal defendants should be protected from suggestive lineup procedures by the presence of their attorneys at lineups. This protection is effective only if attorneys are sensitive to factors that affect lineup suggestiveness. This study assessed attorney sensitivity to foil, instruction, and presentation biases. Stimuli were 8 videotaped lineups in which the 3 factors were manipulated between subjects. Assistant public defenders (N = 109) viewed the videotapes and completed a questionnaire that assessed perceptions of suggestiveness, fairness, and correctability. Attorneys were very sensitive to foil bias but only somewhat sensitive to instruction bias. Their perceptions of presentation bias were contrary to empirical research results. Attorneys reported that they are rarely present at lineups. These results imply that the presence-of-counsel safeguard may be less effective than it could and should be.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Prejuicio
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Recuerdo Mental
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Sugestión
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Derecho Penal
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Appl Psychol
Año:
1996
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos