Eyewitness identification

Eyewitness may have huge impact on the court decision. Witness testimony only relies on human memory. The memory of witness is very important not only in criminals identification but in civil cases as well. For instance, in car accident, eyewitness testimony plays great role in determining who is in fault. In many cases eyewitness played crucial role in court's outcomes. But there is also great risks of relying only on witness identification because, in fact, human memory is far from perfect or in

Human minds are filled with all different kinds of memories. From short term memory to long term memory, people’s every day routines are heavily influenced by the memories they possess. Remember the time in elementary school when you peed your pants, or the time in high school when you got to kiss your crush, or how about that time you saw your favorite celebrity star in the mall? What if these memories were not actually real? Are they memories or are they made up stories? Mendez and Fras (2011)

There are many research findings that support the “tips” of ways of improving eyewitness accuracy. One of this tips include avoiding post- feedback. In a research conducted by Wells and Bradfield (1998), 352 individuals watched a video of a gunman who committed a murder. After the video, the participants were then asked to choose the correct criminal from a line up. After they made their choice, they were randomly chosen to either receive a positive feedback, or a negative feedback. The only trick

Ann Stevens, outside a Ramada in Jacksonville, Florida. Although Butler was ultimately found innocent of the crime, from a legal psychology perspective many details of the case (investigator biases, factors that may have led to false or inaccurate eyewitness evidence, and interrogatory factors that may have led to Brenton Butler’s false confession), under different circumstances may have led to a false conviction. The film Murder on a Sunday Morning opens with a sequence showing a police car prowling

Eyewitness Testimony The use of the eyewitness testimony has always been viewed as one of the most reliable forms of evidence when it comes to the court system. Recently many cases have been brought up where the use of the eyewitness testimony has failed and put an innocent citizen into jail leaving the criminal on the loose and a threat to the population. This has caused eyewitness testimony to go from a reliable source to a controversial subject for many. The eyewitness testimony should not be

they are numerous reasons why eyewitness are mostly wrong. They are High Stress Environment and Trauma, Human Memory, and Suggestive Identification and etc. There are all these reasons that eyewitnesses have a high rate of error but, are still considered some of the most powerful evidence against a suspect. After a comprehensive two-year study of eyewitness testimonies, the New Jersey Supreme Court concluded that they often leads to fictional or false identifications. Thus, recently ordered that new

practitioners alike share a widespread belief that the single greatest cause of wrongful conviction is because of an eyewitness testimony. April 23, 2007, marked the 200th criminal conviction exonerated by DNA evidence in the United States of America. According to www.innocenceproject.org, over 75% of the 200 criminal cases revealed to be wrongful convictions involved a faulty eyewitness testimony. Collectively, these 200 people spent a total of 2,475 years in prison. With factors such as witness memory

on, eyewitness testimony has become more and more of a disputed topic due to many different factors. The first study I was exposed to was in an introductory psychology class which sparked my interest into the topic. For this reason, I chose to look at different demographics such as, gender and major, and see if those factors had any impact on the perception of eyewitness testimony. My main issues remained the same throughout this research project. Research studies in relation to eyewitness testimony

In this position paper I have chosen Bloodsworth v. State ~ 76 Md.App. 23, 543 A.2d 382 case to discuss on whether or not the forensic evidence that was submitted for this case should have been admissible or not. To understand whether or not the evidence should be admissible or not we first have to know what the case is about. This case started on July 25, 1984, with the death of a nine year old girl by the name of Dawn Hamilton. The story plays out as follows: Dawn approached two boys and an adult

approach in the criminal justice system is intelligible. This system possesses the power to inhibit corruption and dispense justice to the victims of crimes, but it is also capable of depriving the innocent of their freedom which can result from eyewitness misidentification. Therefore, it is vital to implement the use of the most effective procedure when conducting photo lineups. Overall, although sequential photo lineups are not infallible, they retain a multitude of advantages and are a superior