What are the five factors used to test the reliability of an identification?

What will be an ideal response?


The five-factor test used to test the reliability of an identification includes:

(1) the opportunity of the witness to view the criminal at the time of the crime;
(2) the witness's degree of attention;
(3) the accuracy of the witness's prior description of the criminal;
(4) the level of certainty demonstrated by the witness at the confrontation; and
(5) the length of time between the crime and the confrontation.

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a. a rich man and poor man. b. two glasses filled with different colored liquid. c. a man and a woman. d. two ladders intersected by a rod.

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In which of the following cases can a police officer frisk an individual?

A. When the officer feels that frisking may reveal incriminating evidence B. When the officer stops an individual at a public place C. When the officer suspects that the individual is carrying drugs D. When the officer is justified in thinking that the safety of police officers may be jeopardized

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List and describe the four types of serial killers.

What will be an ideal response?

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The next phase of training for newly hired officers immediately after leaving the academy is in-service training

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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