(Police are) also encouraged to obtain (the witness') confidence right after the selection without giving any information. |
After a witness makes a positive ID, if the investigator says something that validates the ID before asking how confident he or she is, later on, that information will likely inflate (their) confidence. |
They're more likely to compare each photo to their original memory and make a positive ID if there's a match, or not make a match. You get many fewer false identifications. |