Discuss what psychologists know about the confidence eyewitnesses have in their identifications and how that confidence will impact a case
What will be an ideal response?
Studies show that eyewitnesses certainty can have some value, but only when no suggestive identification procedures are used. When such procedures are used, research shows that they increase the confidence of witnesses who pick the wrong person.
Research shows that witnesses forget that they were uncertain at the moment of identification. They come to believe they were certain all along. Research also shows that a boost in confidence is stronger in mistaken witnesses than in witnesses who are correct. Finally, when the persons administrating the procedures make remarks that boost witnesses' confidence, they become even more certain about their identifications.
Witnesses' certainty in their identifications affects jury decisions, but it also affects whether a prosecutor will file charges against a suspect or go to trial versus negotiate a plea.
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