Police lineup

A confrontation is a measure which takes place in the framework of police investigative work and serves to convict offenders. In this case, an eyewitness of the crime is presented a selection of persons, of which the prior determination of the potential perpetrators, while the comparison subjects are potentially innocent.

The aim of the comparison is to examine whether the eyewitness the offender actually recognizes. Therefore, it is important when choosing the comparators that these see the main suspect in size, age, stature and appearance as similar as possible.

To protect the eye-witnesses of these can be positioned for the confrontation behind a one-way mirror so that the perpetrators of the witness can not see.