Which of the following statements is true of police lineups?
A)A sequential lineup increases the chance that the witness compares people in the lineup to each other.
B)A simultaneous lineup decreases the chance of falsely identifying an innocent person as the perpetrator.
C)A sequential lineup increases the chance that the witness will make a relative judgment about all the suspects they saw.
D)A sequential lineup increases the chance that the witness compares each person in the lineup to his or her memory of the event.

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Sequential lineups involve showing the witness one person at a time and asking them to identify whether or not the person is the perpetrator. This reduces the chance of the witness making a relative judgment about all the suspects they saw and instead focuses on comparing each person in the lineup to their memory of the event. This increases the accuracy of the identification.

Which of the Following Statements Is True of Police Lineups