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Criminal Psychology. Chapter 10 Eyewitness Testimony Talbot Kellogg Community College. The Importance of Eyewitnesses. What makes it important? What makes a good witness? Race Gender Age Availability to testify Ability to testify Witnesses’ assertion of good memory. Memory - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Criminal PsychologyCriminal PsychologyChapter 10Chapter 10
Eyewitness TestimonyEyewitness TestimonyTalbotTalbot
Kellogg Community CollegeKellogg Community College
The Importance of EyewitnessesThe Importance of Eyewitnesses What makes it important?What makes it important? What makes a good witness?What makes a good witness?
RaceRace GenderGender AgeAge
Availability to testifyAvailability to testify Ability to testifyAbility to testify Witnesses’ assertion of good memoryWitnesses’ assertion of good memory
Problems in Eyewitness TestimonyProblems in Eyewitness Testimony(Visual Memory)(Visual Memory)
Memory Memory Consolidation Priming Constructive Processing Misinformation Effect Redintegration
The role of the Psychologist Applied Researcher/ Expert
witness System variables – Estimator variables –
Trainer/ Educator to the Criminal Justice System
Police Consultant
Problematic ProceduresProblematic Procedures 5 Problems.5 Problems.
Questioning Witnesses (Information Questioning Witnesses (Information Generation)Generation)
ProblemsProblems1.1. 2.2. 3.3. 4.4. 5.5. 6.6.
The Goals of Law-enforcement.The Goals of Law-enforcement.
How to Improve MemoryHow to Improve Memory
1.1. 2.2. 3.3. 4.4. 5.5. 6.6.
Use of Lineups/ Photo arrays Suspect identification
Identity Parade Photo Spread
Benefits of Identity Parade
Benefits of the Photo Spread
Common Errors
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
Proper Procedural Rules Double - _________ Witnesses should be told that it is possible
that the true perpetrator may ___________ and that the officer ___________ who the suspect might be.
The suspect should not ______________. A clear statement should be taken from the
___________ at the time of the identification. Provide views of different suspects
__________rather than _____________.
Expert Witness – What is reliable enough to testify about?
Box 10-4
Steps in the evaluative process FBI’s Facial Identification Catalogue
Identikit
Holistic Process –