Which identification method uses multiple suspect photos?

Which identification method uses multiple suspect photos?

• A. Photo Array
• B. Show-Up
• C. Line-Up
• D. Double Blind Photo Array

Answer: (A)

Witness identification methods differ in how many images are shown. When several suspect photos are presented at once for the witness to review, that method is a photo array. It lets the witness compare multiple faces side by side and pick the one that matches the offender, rather than being shown just one option. A show-up, by contrast, presents a single person to the witness. A line-up involves a live or staged group of people, not photos. A double blind photo array is still a photo array, but with the twist that neither the witness nor the administrator knows which photo is the suspect, reducing bias while still using multiple photos.

Witness identification methods differ in how many images are shown. When several suspect photos are presented at once for the witness to review, that method is a photo array. It lets the witness compare multiple faces side by side and pick the one that matches the offender, rather than being shown just one option. A show-up, by contrast, presents a single person to the witness. A line-up involves a live or staged group of people, not photos. A double blind photo array is still a photo array, but with the twist that neither the witness nor the administrator knows which photo is the suspect, reducing bias while still using multiple photos.