Identification

Question 0

What are the 3 types of formal ID?

Answer 0

ID parade
Group ID
Confrontation

Group ID - take suspect to crowded place and have witness try to identify them amongst a group

Question 1

What code of PACE covers the guidelines for dealing with identification of suspects?

Answer 1

Code D

para 3.1

Question 2

What is an example of informal ID

Answer 2

Street ID

Normally used if incident has just happened (ie theft) when you have a description for an unknown suspect

Question 3

What should you remember when taking a statement?

Answer 3

ADVOKATE

A - amount of time spent under observation
D - distance from witness to incident/person
V - visibility - time of day, street lights etc
O - obstructions to view
K - known or seen before
A - any reasons to remember them
T - time lapse since incident/person seen
E - Errors or discrepancies

Summarise everything the witness has said to check info is correct / accurate

Question 4

What should you be mindful of when taking descriptions of an offender from a witness?

Answer 4

ADVOKATE

A - amount of time spent under observation
D - distance from witness to incident/person
V - visibility - time of day, street lights etc
O - obstructions to view
K - known or seen before
A - any reasons to remember them
T - time lapse since incident/person seen
E - Errors or discrepancies

Summarise everything the witness has said to check info is correct / accurate

Question 5

As soon as a street ID is done and the aspect has been ID’d, what should you do?

Answer 5

Arrest them