key question Flashcards
what do you need to be able to do with the key question?
be able to describe it
say why its important to society
use theories and studies to explain it
what is the criminal key question?
is eyewitness testimony too unreliable to trust?
what does eyewitness testimony refer to?
the recalled memory of a witness to a crime or incident
what is ewt used for?
recorded by police or given as a verbal testimony to be used as evidence to the particular crime
why is ewt so important?
jurors are may be more likely to rely on this rather than scientific evidence so the outcomes fro criminals can highly depend on the eyewitness testimony
when was ewt found to have flaws and who was a predominant researchers?
1970s and loftus
what are the factors that have been found to influence ewt/
weapon focus, stress/arousal, and post event information
why does the court rely on ewt?
it is apart of the common law system
why is the question a key issue to society?
if ewt are faulty then it can cause guilty people to be set free and innocent people to be convicted
what is a real life example of where a person has been wrongfully convicted>
ronald cotton
imprisoned by jennifer thompson for 11 years before dna
plice made her confident that it was him
