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Exam- The Police Line-up Chapter 5 Questions withSolutions
Photo line-ups vs. real line-ups ANSWER-- Photo line-ups are easier to put together,
thus more common
- Problem: they are done using mug shots, so they are all "possibles"
(e.g. all mug shots are possible suspects)
What is the leading cause of wrongful convictions? ANSWER-Eyewitness
misidentification testimony
- It has been linked to 75% of the DNA exoneration cases
DNA exoneration data is only the tip of the iceberg... (3) ANSWER-1- DNA has been
destroyed, lost, or has deteriorated
2- Most of them involved sexual assault - DNA for other crimes (e.g. murder, robbery, drive-by
shooting) is rarely obtainable
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3- Sexual assault victims not necessarily more reliable or accurate
What are the implications of placing too much trust in eyewitness identification procedures?
ANSWER-- Eyewitness identification evidence is considered "direct" evidence, rather
than a circumstantial evidence
e.g. finger prints are not "direct" evidence, therefore do not have the powerful status that
eyewitness identification evidence has
What are eyewitness identification evidence safeguards? (5) ANSWER-1- presence of
council during line-ups
2- making motions to suppress identification
3- witness cross-identification
4- use of psychological experts to testify on the factors impacting eyewitness memory
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5- Instructions from judges and juries as to how they should evaluate eyewitness memory
reports
What is the most common identification test for eyewitnesses? ANSWER-The line-up
(e.g. photo array or live line-up)
What is sometimes assumed by lawyers, police officers, judges, jurors, and public, with
eyewitness identification evidence? ANSWER-That memories are accurate
e.g. The assumption that when identification is made, it reflects their memory
Why is it an error to think that memories are accurate? ANSWER-Memory is
reconstructive and subject to modification
What happened in R. v. Goran? ANSWER-Two victims attacked at a convenience store
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