Eyewitness identification

The videos clearly show and explain how the eye witness statement can have an impact on the investigation as well as false information being entered into court, which can lead to false conviction. In the first video, almost every interviewee had a different answer, the only thing that was repeated was; “He had a black jacket, wool hat, and he was all”. When the interviewer asked about the hair colour, the interviewees came up with a bunch of different answers. I think this is a perfect example…

When one thinks of memory, they usually think of past events that happened or something that they had learned. Although one can recall certain memories, can they recall every single detail? This semester, we were asked to recall the events of a day that happened six weeks prior to the beginning of class. While some students could explain some details of what they had done that day, not all could be certain. Details may not seem to be that important when telling a story from a childhood…

Eyewitness testimony is the examination of how precisely an individual might analysis critical occasions that they have visually perceived happening. In the situation of an individual optically discerning a crime, it’s extremely vital that the promulgation they give of data is accurate, as in a court their proof will impact jurors’ decisions (Green et al, 2009). By considering witness testimony, therapists have possessed the capacity to see the reasons for erroneous reports made by witnesses;…

effects in a distinct class of its own. While the power of suggestion can be hard to understand for some, it becomes all too clear when suggestion is referenced in the context of the criminal justice system, where leading questions can lead to eyewitness misidentifications, suggestive recall procedures can produce false memories, and aggressive…

After watching the videos supplied, there are valuable lessons and techniques that are learned about questioning eye witnesses. Learning about the specific questions to ask an eye witness can be a curtail asset to an investigation. When someone witnesses a crime for the fist time, it can be shocking on that person. What they have seen and what they believe they saw can be totally different. In the interview stage with that witness, I learned that is is sometimes important to being with open…

Eyewitness testimony is where a witness will tell the jury what he or she has seen. This information is crucial because it can help the legal system identify the criminals quicker. The problem of eyewitness testimony is how the accuracy is not nearly one hundred percent. This causes problems because people can think they saw something or someone, when they actually saw something else. Their mind is tricking them because they thought of the thing closest to the actual thing. A hair dryer can look…

. What are the implications of false or misidentification in the courtroom? An eyewitness picks the person that most resembles the criminal in a line up or pictures which may not be them. Sometimes the criminal that did the act, isn't even in the line up giving the eyewitness. This makes it very hard to identify the right man. This causes misidentification and in a courthouse could potentially put the wrong person in jail. Bobby Pool and Ronald Cotton have similar facial features. They both…

suggested to a person or absorbed into their mind relating to the incident, but they receive this information after the crime has happened, and “generally an eyewitness is unaware that his or her memory has been altered by post-event information that may or may not be accurate” (Wise & Safer, A Method for Analyzing the Accuracy of Eyewitness Testimony in Criminal Cases, 2012). A memory can be altered by random information gained from other sources, such as other witnesses of the event, law…

Based off of conducted research, eyewitness memory used in testimonies is one of the most persuasive forms of evidence that is presented in court, but the facts are rather doubtful. Mistaken eyewitness evidence can lead to illegal conviction, imprisoning people for a period of time even to death penalty, for crimes they did not commit. According to the article, Eyewitness Testimony and Memory Biases, “faulty eyewitness testimony has been implicated in at least 75% of DNA exoneration cases-more…

Eyewitness testimony is an account given by people of an event they have witnessed. It is the least reliable yet most relied on source of information that juries use. Even though eyewitness testimonies are generally unreliable, they do have a long history and are still used in court as official evidence; they also provide detailed insight to an event or incident with can help in investigations. Eyewitness testimony can help identify the possible suspects, especially when there is no video or…