How might a report be used to refresh a witness's memory?

What will be an ideal response?


If a witness originally gave specific details about a person of interest at the scene of a crime—details such as the color of the suspect's shoes or the belt buckle he was wearing—the officer's report could later be used to refresh the witness's memory of these details. For example, several months later the witness might not remember exactly what she had observed, but a prompt from the officer or a leading question based on the report might help the witness recall her own observations.

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