According to a recent research report, distance, lighting and facial masking are critical factors affecting the reliability of eyewitness identification. Researchers at Åbo Akademi University and New York University Shanghai, in collaboration with the Finnish Science Center Heureka, have studied the effects of these factors on the ability to recognize people at a later time. The research report, published in Psychology, Crime & Law, recommends new factors that the police should consider when investigating eyewitness observations.
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Source: Phys.org