CRLS 2800 CH 6
Investigative Interview - correct answer ✔any nonaccusatory questioning of
a person, usually a witness, intended to produce information about a crime or
perpetrator
any questioning that is intended to produce complete and accurate
information regarding a particular crime or regarding a person believed to be
responsible for a crime, however this can easily turn into an interrogation
primary witness - correct answer ✔witnesses who have direct knowledge of
a crime or perpetrator; some can be eyewitnesses
eyewitnesses - correct answer ✔witnesses who personally saw the crime
occur or observed related events just before or after the crime
information that can be given by eyewitnesses:
(1) the actions of the perpetrator, the description of the perpetrator, and the
identification or name of the perpetrator
(2) vehicles and stolen property
secondary witness - correct answer ✔witnesses who have information about
events that occurred before or after a crime; provide critical information in
many investigations that leads to the crime being discovered and/or being
solved
Modus Operandi (MO) - correct answer ✔also referred to as method of
operation, it is the manner in which the perpetrator committed the crime; this
can assist the police in linking crimes to the perpetrator and may also
represent important behavioral evidence
, Methods that an eyewitness may identify a perpetrator: - correct answer ✔(1)
the witness may provide information for the development of a composite
picture of the perpetrator
(2) the witness may view a single confirmatory photograph
(3) the witness may view mug books (collections of photographs of previously
arrested or detained persons) or yearbooks
(4) the witness may view the suspect in a show-up situation, during which the
suspect is detained by the police at the scene of a crime or at another place
(5)the witness may view photographs of the suspect and others in a photo
lineup or photo array
(6) the witness may view the suspect and others in a physical (live) lineup
--photo lineups most commonly used
Computer-based and freestyle methods of constructing composite pictures -
correct answer ✔(1) uses FACES
(2) disadvantage: witnesses who provide info for the composite pic of a
suspect often perform poorly in subsequent lineup identifications than those
who have not provided such info; the composite construction exercise may
influence memory in a negative way
Investigative Interview - correct answer ✔any nonaccusatory questioning of
a person, usually a witness, intended to produce information about a crime or
perpetrator
any questioning that is intended to produce complete and accurate
information regarding a particular crime or regarding a person believed to be
responsible for a crime, however this can easily turn into an interrogation
primary witness - correct answer ✔witnesses who have direct knowledge of
a crime or perpetrator; some can be eyewitnesses
eyewitnesses - correct answer ✔witnesses who personally saw the crime
occur or observed related events just before or after the crime
information that can be given by eyewitnesses:
(1) the actions of the perpetrator, the description of the perpetrator, and the
identification or name of the perpetrator
(2) vehicles and stolen property
secondary witness - correct answer ✔witnesses who have information about
events that occurred before or after a crime; provide critical information in
many investigations that leads to the crime being discovered and/or being
solved
Modus Operandi (MO) - correct answer ✔also referred to as method of
operation, it is the manner in which the perpetrator committed the crime; this
can assist the police in linking crimes to the perpetrator and may also
represent important behavioral evidence
, Methods that an eyewitness may identify a perpetrator: - correct answer ✔(1)
the witness may provide information for the development of a composite
picture of the perpetrator
(2) the witness may view a single confirmatory photograph
(3) the witness may view mug books (collections of photographs of previously
arrested or detained persons) or yearbooks
(4) the witness may view the suspect in a show-up situation, during which the
suspect is detained by the police at the scene of a crime or at another place
(5)the witness may view photographs of the suspect and others in a photo
lineup or photo array
(6) the witness may view the suspect and others in a physical (live) lineup
--photo lineups most commonly used
Computer-based and freestyle methods of constructing composite pictures -
correct answer ✔(1) uses FACES
(2) disadvantage: witnesses who provide info for the composite pic of a
suspect often perform poorly in subsequent lineup identifications than those
who have not provided such info; the composite construction exercise may
influence memory in a negative way
