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clothing bias  

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  • A bias in an identification procedure is any factor—other than recognition—that leads witnesses to select a person. Clothing bias can occur whenever someone is viewed in an identification procedure wearing clothing that matches the witness's description of the clothing worn during the crime. [Source: Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law; Clothing Bias in Identification Procedures]

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