In a properly conducted line-up, wherein eyewitnesses are asked to identify criminals who they saw commit a crime, the other people in the line-up are people who ____.

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The purpose of a line-up is to identify the perpetrator of a crime. Allowing actual suspects to participate in the line-up could bias the identification process and potentially lead to wrongful convictions. Therefore, the individuals in the line-up should be known to be innocent of the crime being investigated.

In a Properly Conducted Line-Up, Wherein Eyewitnesses Are Asked to Identify