Eyewitness identification

How reliable is eyewitness testimony? In what ways should the criminal justice system take more notice of the problems that have been identified? This essay will explore the argument of how reliable eyewitness testimony is and will also consider the ways the criminal justice system should take more notice of problems already identified. Eyewitness testimony is when a witness comes forward within the courtroom to give their account of what occurred in relation to the trial which is based upon…

literature review and analysis will define the impact of stress/trauma and the positive effect of supportive interviewing for children’s eyewitness identification. The studies done by Rush et al (2014) and Hritz et al (2015) identify the impact of stress on the child, which can be reduced through the supportive guidance of well-informed adult interviewers in the identification of suspect in a line up. These findings provide empirical evidence of the supportive environment that is needed to…

Beside repeated questioning, another procedure that eyewitness most likely will have to go through is face identification. There has been a debate whether it is more accurate to identify suspect through photograph or in person. A study by Megreya and Burton examined the effect of method used in identification process (2008). The study consists of two experiments; experiment 1 assessed how accurate people can remember unfamiliar face immediately after the presence. The study involved 92…

was that one error was one too many and they needed to address the issues that were acknowledged within the casework. This push lead to many different groups working together to work towards making the system better overall including addressing eyewitness testimony, crime scene, and death investigations. The co-founders of the Innocence Project also used this push as a way to address a “learning-from-error initiative”. Additional help was added every time the groups pushed forward, many times…

In the article “Spectacles of Death: Identification, Reflexivity, and Contemporary Horror,” Jeffrey Sconce compares two wildly different films (“Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer” and “Freddy’s Dead”) as a way to explain how self-reflexivity and identification make the films all the more appealing to its demographic audience. In all films, the “enunciator” crafts a window of “psychological reality” where the spectator identifies with the visual field as a bona fide reality through the use of…

This journal entry will discuss the elements from Chapter 10 Problem Identification, Planning, and Contracting and in Chapter 11 Treatment and Intervention from the textbook that were covered for week four. In addition, when assessing my competence, it will discuss the process of problem identification, planning and the methods of planning, contracting and short and long-term goals, and written and oral contracts and identifying major barriers. Furthermore, the second part of this journal will…

analysis. The forensic hair analysis in this case was not accurate or adequate to convict Guy. Guy was convicted because supposedly the hairs that were found on Christine matched his. However, this was not accurate as hair evidence cannot be used for identification purposes. It can only be used as corroboration to strengthen a case. The limitations of hair analysis can be seen through the fact that it can only provide class evidence and cannot be individualized. This limits its ability to…

skills from the most recent ABLLS assessment can be found in appendix A. Current and mastered receptive identification programs display the client’s ability to be successful at the first step in the task analysis, identifying his picture. The client has shown the ability to successfully label and master a wide variety of items; see appendix B for scores of the client’s receptive identification programs. Supporting Environments The program will be implemented at the client’s desk during the…

JOURNAL REVIEW Ibidunmoye, O., Hernández-Rodriguez, F., Elmroth, E. (2015). Performance anomaly detection and bottleneck identification. ACM Comput. Surv. 48, 1, Article 4 (July 2015), 35 pages. Introduction The article chosen is “Performance Anomaly Detection and Bottleneck Identification” in which Ibidunmoye, Hernández-Rodriguez, and Elmroth discuss how varying attempts are being made to create methods that can prevent anomalies and identify bottlenecks that create performance issues within…

DNA fingerprinting is used in forensic science to convict or exonerate a defendant of a crime. During an investigation, crime samples are collected from a scene or from a victim that can be used for DNA testing. Samples could include hair, blood, semen, or skin. After collection, these samples are tested for their molecular characteristics because the purpose is to identify the polymorphic DNA locations of one’s genes. This is because everyone has different genetic variations and can be…