ID Parades

Question 1

Street Identification

Answer 1

Record witness description ahead of any identification
Do not Direct witness attention to any individual
Numerous witnesses-keep separate
Positive ID – Known
Officer records in detail….circumstances of identification

Question 2

Judge’s ID caution

Answer 2

Caution is required to avoid the risk of injustice

A witness who is honest may be wrong even if they are convinced they are right

More than one witness may be wrong

A witness who recognises the defendant, even when the witness knows the defendant very well, may be wrong