What are some of the flaws associated with identification procedures?
What will be an ideal response?
Nearly every suspect identification procedure can be flawed in some fashion, some more than others. When the investigator conducting a lineup knows who the suspect is, he or she can unintentionally (and even intentionally) influence the witness and thereby taint the identification procedure. Also, if the witness is led to believe that the officer feels a suspect is in the lineup, the witness might feel a need to identify someone who most resembles the actual perpetrator. Lastly, the suspect might stand out and make the identification look too suggestive.
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a. the use of discretion or force. b. deceptive practices. c. assurance of rights to due process. d. loyalty to peers. e. all of the above.
The national ruling body of the La Cosa Nostra is called the ______.
a. commission b. boss c. counselors d. lieutenants
The most common classification schemes for fibers divide them into classes of natural or ____________ fibers
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The common law approach to applying the Fourth Amendment to particular cases was to focus on whether _____
a. the subjective privacy rights of the individual had been violated b. law enforcement used force during a search and/or seizure c. the government agent intentionally violated the constitutional protection d. there was a physical intrusion into a constitutionally protected area