Policy Text
DEFINITIONS:
EYEWITNESS - Eyewitness means a person whose identification by sight of another
person may be relevant in a criminal proceeding.
INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR - Independent administrator means a person who is
not participating in the investigation of a criminal offense and is unaware of which
person in the lineup is the suspect.
LINEUP - means a photo lineup or live lineup before an eyewitness of a minimum of six
photographs or individuals, one of whom is the suspect.
LINEUP ADMINISTRATOR - means the person who conducts a lineup.
LINEUP IDENTIFICATION - A live one-on-one presentation of an individual(s), before
an eyewitness, for the purpose of identifying or eliminating suspect(s).
LIVE LINEUP - means a procedure in which a minimum of six people is displayed to an
eyewitness for the purpose of determining if the eyewitness can identify the suspect of a
crime.
PHOTO LINEUP - means a procedure in which an array of photographs is displayed to
an eyewitness for the purpose of determining if the eyewitness can identify the suspect
of a crime. Photographic lineups will be presented sequentially.
SEQUENTIALLY - Presentation of photographs in a group or individuals in a live lineup
to an eyewitness one‐at‐a‐time.
SHOWUP - The presentation of an individual or individuals to a witness or witnesses.
PROCEDURE: