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Think you could pick a criminal suspect out of a lineup? If they’ve shaved or changed their clothes, you’d probably fail

  • Written by Dominic T. Jordan, Sessional Academic, Edith Cowan University
Think you could pick a criminal suspect out of a lineup? If they’ve shaved or changed their clothes, you’d probably failShutterstock

Many of us would like to think if we saw a stranger committing a crime, we’d be able to identify them later in a lineup. Even if it was only a fleeting glimpse, a haircut or a different outfit wouldn’t stop us recognising them again shortly after. Surely we’d remember their facial structure, or eyes or any distinctive...

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