ADVOCATE

Question 1

A (first A)

Answer 1

Amount of time observed

“how long did the witness have the person in view”

Question 2

D

Answer 2

Distance

“What was the distance between from the witness to the event”

Question 3

V

Answer 3

Visibility

“What was the visibility like at the time”

Eg - time of day, street lighting, weather etc

Question 4

O

Answer 4

Observation impeded

“Was was their view like?”

Eg - were there any obstructions to the witnesses view

Question 5

K

Answer 5

Known or Seen Before

“Had the witness seen the person before? If so when and where?”

Question 6

A (2nd A)

Answer 6

Any reason to remember

“Did the witness have a special reason to remember the person?”

Eg - distinctive marks, behavior, nature of event”

Question 7

T

Answer 7

Timelapse

“How long has elapsed since witnessing the person/event and timeframes between events and formal ID process”

Question 8

E

Answer 8

Error or material discrepancy

“Any discrepancies between first and any subsequent accounts given by witness”