Exam 9: Identification Procedures Identification Procedures

According to the Supreme Court,identification evidence is automatically inadmissible if the identification procedure was unnecessarily suggestive.

In order to exclude identification evidence on due process grounds,defendants must prove the identification procedure was unnecessarily suggestive and created a substantial likelihood of misidentification:

Researchers recommend that officials:

Discuss the importance of pre-lineup instructions in identification procedures for lineups.

Failure to recall a detail about a crime or recognize the perpetrator is considered:

What did the court decide with regards to show-ups where the police typically bring one person by for the victim or witness to identify?

Experts theorize that the greatest threat to an innocent person being convicted is:

According to the Supreme Court opinion in Manson v.Braithwaite (1977),involving identifying a man from a single photograph whom the identifier had seen only once in poor light for several minutes:

Best guesses indicate that eyewitness misidentifications account for_________percent of wrongful convictions of persons eventually exonerated by DNA.

Which of the following is NOT a reason for flawed forensic tests?

Psychological research shows that when the person administering an identification procedure somehow confirms the witness's pick,the comments:

Research indicates that 50% of defendants exonerated by DNA are cases involving mistaken eyewitness identification.

In U.S.v.Wade (1967),it was found that the law enforcement had violated the defendant's Sixth Amendment rights for what reason?

The Supreme Court has ruled that there is a constitutional right of access to forensic evidence.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three variables included by psychologists in the Manson reliability test of eyewitness identification?

Which of the following is NOT a suggestion for lineups by legislatures and law enforcement agencies,based on psychological research?

The identification procedure where a witness is shown multiple photographs is called a(n) .

Discuss what psychologists know about the confidence an eyewitness has in his or her identification and how that confidence will impact a case.

Identifying perpetrators is easier than proving that a crime was committed.

Which of the following is NOT one of the five factors in the "totality of circumstances" that should weigh heavily in determining whether the lineup or show-up procedure created a likelihood of misidentification?