Identification

Question 1

What is the PACE code for identification?

Answer 1

Code D

Question 2

What are eye-witness identification procedures designed to do?

Answer 2

• Test the eye witness’ ability to identify the suspect as the person they saw on previous occassion
• safeguards against mistaken identification

Question 3

How do we identify suspects?

Answer 3

Biometrics (finger prints, DNA), eye witnesses (e-fit recognition, PNC facial recognition, ID parades, photographs, VIPER (video identification parades), Code D statements, footwear impressions, fibres, vein patterns, jewellery, items of clothing, voice identification, hand writing

Question 4

How must a first description be recorded initially?

Answer 4

Word for word in pocket notebook/ bodywork video to be documented later or over the radio to put it on a log

Question 5

What is street identification?

Answer 5

Getting the victim of a crime in your car and driving them around to see whether they can identify the suspect - you must keep this fair and ensure that the victim is the one to pick out the suspect

Question 6

If a witness identifies a suspect during a street identification, what should you do?

Answer 6

• call for someone else to get the suspect to avoid cross contamination
• formal route of identification, such as ID parade (cannot bring the witness to identify the suspect then and there)