The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $142,198 Project Grant under the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (CFDA 47.075) program to the Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) to conduct research on "Lineup Fairness: Optimizing Filler Selection Strategies." The goal of the research is to improve police lineup selection procedures and judicial evaluations of lineup fairness in order to reduce eyewitness misidentifications, a primary source of erroneous convictions. The project will experimentally test strategies for constructing fair lineups, including evaluating the use of face-similarity software versus "eyeball" judgments. The findings are expected to provide guidance on the optimal levels of suspect-filler similarity to produce high witness performance while ensuring fairness. No subawards are planned for this award, which has a performance period from June 2024 to May 2025.
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