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Does race influence measures of lineup fairness?
Author(s) -
Lindsay R. C. L.,
Ross David F.,
Smith Steven M.,
Flanigan Sean
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
applied cognitive psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.719
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1099-0720
pISSN - 0888-4080
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0720(199911)13:1+<s109::aid-acp690>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - psychology , race (biology) , witness , social psychology , white (mutation) , law , gender studies , sociology , political science , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
Little attention has been paid to cross‐race effects on lineup fairness. Brigham demonstrated that lineup construction is influenced by race and that the mock‐witness task may be influenced by racial differences. Two experiments extend our knowledge of cross‐race issues in the measurement of lineup fairness to include target‐absent lineups, descriptions based on viewing staged crimes, and Asian as well as Black and White participants. The results are mixed with some evidence suggesting little or no impact of race on measures of lineup fairness while other evidence indicates the opposite. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.