Suspect

which a criminal suspect (or a picture of the suspect) is placed among other people (or pictures of other people) and shown to an eyewitness to see if the witness will identify the suspect as the culprit in question” (Wells

There are many different factors that play a part in the increased chance of a witness correctly identifying a suspect. Such factors should be brought to the attention of the jury and the judge to help in properly assessing whether a witness is correctly identifying a suspect. A study by Magnussen, Melinder, Stridbeck, & Raja (2010) found that of the three different types of people: judge, jury, and general public, that for the most part all where fairly ill-informed on the reliability of eyewitness

The Case of John Lee Introduction: John Lee was murdered on a Sunday night. There are five suspects: Brandy Smith (John Lee's current girlfriend), Sergio Jones (John's lab partner), Bill Apple (John's lab partner), Ann Smith (janitor), and Amanda Maritnez (John's ex-girlfriend). The main key is to find who killed John. Everybody was in a specific place that makes them suspects, but also have motives. Brandy and John fought the night before he was killed. It turns out that John and Amanda were having

an aid to identify the typology of individuals most likely to fit the suspect profile. In this approach, evidence of a crime is used to identify the characteristics of the criminal in relation to their personality and psychological state of mind. As well as demographic variables, such as age, race or geographic location, Investigators might use profiling to narrow down a field of suspects or figure out how to interrogate a suspect already in custody (Criminal profiling: the reality behind the myth

JonBenet murder the six-year-old beauty queen. Due to the investigation that was conducted the case is still unresolved. A different outcome could have arisen if the initial police officers and investigators would have focused on looking for other suspects other than JonBenet 's parents, secured the scene, and separated and interrogated the people inside the scene. The forensic evidence that was discovered that day was unreliable due to the standard procedures that were not followed.

Meaghan Hill Hostile and Confused Forensic psychology focuses on psychological issues and situations in the law, through the law, and of the law. Professionals in this field use their expertise with human behaviors and motivations to provide assessment services for the courts and may also consult in criminal investigations. An important psychological skill that is used in ongoing investigations and in many criminal settings is the ability to talk with people in different types of crisis situations

into evidence. No other items were located during the search of the home. On 9-14-16, Informant Number 1105 stated that he was associated with suspect Marc Smithson who lives on Jones Street. 1105 states that Smithson offered to sell him a laptop. 1105 believed that Marc would sell him the computer. 1105 was willing to broker the deal between the suspect and an undercover officer to rec over the stolen

In an excerpt from Empire of Illusion, Christopher Hedges argues that “the most essential skill in political theater and a consumer culture is artifice...Those who are best at deception succeed. Those who have not mastered the art of entertainment, who fail to create a narrative or do not have one fashioned for them by their handlers, are ignored. They become “unreal”” (Empire of Illusion). Today, the ideology of “the most essential skill [being] artifice” to reveal the truth or reach the favored

After twenty minutes, Jennifer narrowed down the men to two possible suspects. There were certain characteristics of both men that matched the sketch and what Jennifer could remember several days ago when the incident occurred. Jennifer took a leap of faith and chose man number five, which was in fact Ronald Cotton. The authorities

(Davey, 2005). In an article written by Susan Smith, she described this revelation as a “Cold Hit” because neither the scientist nor the police were looking for Gregory Allen despise the fact that there were several factors that would make him a suspect (Smith, 2006). On September 11, 2003, this revelation also made a joint motion by Manitowoc District Attorney’s Office and the Wisconsin Innocence Project to dismiss all the charges against Avery. The motion was granted and Steven Avery was released