Eyewitness identification

the end, Ronald Cotton was a man wrongly convicted of two counts of rape and burglary. He served over ten years for a crime he did not commit. During the trial, evidence was brought up against the defendant Ronald Cotton. Which included a photo identification, made by Jennifer Thompson. Along with a line of which…

deserve? There’s many different reasons to explain this problem we have in our justice system. In my opinion, the alarmingly large numbers of wrongful convictions each year are due to racial tensions, problems with DNA analysis, and lastly, false eyewitness confessions. Many people believe race plays a big…

accused, who had been hit by his father. The movie clearly illustrated the powerful impact of eyewitness testimony. The woman eyewitness, despite distance and looking through the windows of the train car, convinced the majority of the jury that she had been able to see the accused kill his father. The stock broker, who seemed to be professional and reasoned, held out for guilty on the basis that the eyewitness said she could identify the accused. It was only when the other jurors reminded him…

The murder of Mark MacPhail, an off duty cop, resulted in the conviction and execution of Troy Davis. He was convicted on the strength of eyewitness testimonies, but most of these witnesses came forward later to say they were either felt social pressure or were coerced by the police, but the jury 's decision was also a major problem in the case. The jury took two hours to vote guilty of murder, and it took seven hours to decide that Davis should receive the death penalty. There were twelve jury…

which Daphne was identified; she argues that she was a suspect in the eyes of Gardai McKay up until Mark identified her, and evidence of the informal identification should not have gone to the jury. Second, the trial judge's charge to the jury about informal identification process was inadequate. Both of these grounds focus on the informal identification process. The precedent case for these issues is The People (DPP) v. Beroket Mekonnen. In my opinion, Daphne will be successful on both grounds.…

Thus, this altered function can cause someone to be involved in any inappropriate activities, including crime. Research by Harvey, Kneller, and Campbell assess alcohol effect on visual attention and eyewitness testimony. They hypothesized that intoxicated participants spend less time fixating on peripheral region of crime images in comparison to sober ones. They also hypothesized that less information recognized from image regions receiving fewer gaze…

1. What is geographic profiling? What does Dr. Rossmo say about geographic profiling solving crimes? How is geographic profiling used to assist police? Is geographic profiling superior to other types of offender profiling (racial, behavioral)? Why or why not? Be sure to fully discuss the concepts and show your deep knowledge of the readings/research in this area. According to the textbook, a geographic profiling is a type of offender profile that focuses on the location where a series of crimes…

they have a vivid memory of the perpetrator, a composite sketch is created and the victim chooses a suspect from the photo and physical lineup. The investigators think they have caught the perpetrator and done justice. They are often times wrong. Eyewitness misidentification has been known as the leading cause of wrongful conviction. A study by the Innocence projects depicts that it plays a role in 72% of wrongful convictions. In most cases, the misidentification is unintentional as memory can…

convicted for a crime you did not do and spending years behind bars all because the justice system didn't analyze the DNA correctly. This happens to many people every year throughout the country, and there are many problems and causes with DNA identification and there needs to be a solution for it. Wrongful convictions because of DNA is a problem in the justice system. Many cases have not even been tested for DNA. Evidence from thousands of unsolved rape cases and homicides have not been tested…

This book highlights on the several themes including injustice, forgiveness and penitence. It involves a young woman whose life comprised of traumas from a terrible crime and a young man whose life was destroyed by the false accusations and conviction. This story was brought upon Jennifer’s life which took a turn of events one particular morning upon waking up to a stranger who raped her with a knife held at her throat. The assumed perpetrator, Cotton, after serving eleven years in prison was…