The Lineup

Eyewitness Identifications play a major role in convictions. However sometimes the reliability of an eyewitness identification can have questionable accuracy. With Eyewitnesses being wrong for as many as one in every four, they are still considered one of the primary pieces of evidence against a suspect. An Eyewitness in court Identifying a possible suspect is one of the most strongest pieces of evidence to convince a jury. The only thing that can convince a jury more then an individual actually…

Jennifer stated that when it was happening she just wanted to memorize his face so that if she lived through the horrible crime she would be able to identify him. Later on, Jennifer chose Ronald Cotton, a black restaurant dish washer, out of a photo lineup as the assailant. And chose Cotton in a live line up a second time. She was more than sure that it was him. Ronald was convicted in January 1985 by the jury for the crime. Evidence presented in the case included similarities of a flashlight…

Double-blind lineup administration which is a relatively easy reform to implement is suggested to help to guard against these risks by the ensuring that administrator expectations do not taint the eyewitness evidence. To be more precise, whilst nobody likes…

G) The lineup is subjected to the prior approval of the Team Leader. In case of disapproval, the Recruiters’ will be responsible for fresh lineup. H) The Recruiter’s will be responsible for making two quality lineups on a daily basis. I) Monthly Joiners’ details should be shared on the last day of the Month with the team leader and higher authority. Failing to…

believe, and as you may as well, that one of the biggest problems with the case of R. v. Sykes (2014) was that the police and detectives involved with this case did not conduct a photo or live lineup. This procedure is very important to do right away, as eye witness memory may not actually…

Introduction Deoxyribonucleic Acid, or DNA is defined as the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms” (Genetics Home Reference). Breaking this definition down is simply the genetic material passed down from generation to generation, and everyone has it. There is technology that analyzes DNA that can identify an individual just from skin flakes or hair follicles. This makes identifying an individual simple. This makes identifying a criminal offender simple. DNA…

In police lineups, the police have a hypothesis, collect responses and interpret the results. The same factors that can bias the results of scientific experiment can bias eyewitness testimony in picking up suspects out of the lineup. Wells showed that there are a number of ways police can avoid biasing the eyewitness testimony. For instance, a lineup should be double blind. This means that the police officers in charge do not know…

Doe had a lineup within a similar time frame. The difference here is that Ms. Doe identified her potential suspect due to his picture being the only mugshot found within everyone lineup she was shown. The police did use multiple lineups, including blanks, but failed to eliminate the bias of Mr. Smith’s mugshot photo. All of the photos needs to be in the same color, quality…

Eyewitness testimony still remains to be widely used throughout the court systems unless there appears to be a flaw within the evidence collected. (Clare, 2012) Such as the different variables that come into play when creating a lineup of suspects for the witness to choose from, lineups with intense racial differences single out individuals among other things as well such as the sizing of the profile pictures, and the amount of times a picture is shown. Pictures that are shown more than once…

Psychology-Law Society compares the two decision-making models of judgement, relative and absolute using the WITNESS model (a computerised memory and decision-making model that produces eyewitness response probabilities) in simultaneous and sequential lineups. This report seeks to understand which judgement model produces the higher probative value for eyewitness identification. The authors…