Date of Award
1-2014
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
College/School
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department/Program
Psychology
Thesis Sponsor/Dissertation Chair/Project Chair
Jason Dickinson
Committee Member
Anthony D’Urso
Committee Member
Peter Vietze
Abstract
Police departments are increasingly videotaping lineup identifications with eyewitnesses. This study investigated the effects of videotaping lineups on mock-juror perceptions of eyewitness evidence. Seventy-five participants watched a video depicting a lineup between an investigator and a witness and subsequently answered questions designed to measure their perceptions of the witness, the investigator, and the lineup. Two variables were manipulated. Participants watched a videotaped lineup that did or did not depict investigator bias, and participants watched the lineup from one of three camera angles: witness focus, investigator focus, or equal focus. The results of this study provided strong evidence that mock jurors are adept at detecting investigator bias when they see it, regardless of the camera angle. Implications for recording eyewitness evidence are discussed.
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Recommended Citation
Gaudios, April Roll, "The Effect of Camera Angle and Investigator Bias on Perceptions of Eyewitness Evidence" (2014). Theses, Dissertations and Culminating Projects. 420.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/etd/420