Procedure 702 Eyewitness Identification

Question 1

The person charged with presenting a line-up to a witness

Answer 1

Administrator.

Question 2

The officer primarily responsible for investigating an incident.

Answer 2

Assigned Investigator.

Question 3

An administrator who does not know the identity of the suspect or the suspect’s
position in the line-up.

Answer 3

Blind administrator

Question 4

The presentation of a photographic line-up by either a blind administrator or a blinded
administrator

Answer 4

Blind Manner

Question 5

An administrator who may know the identity of the suspect, but does not know the
suspect’s position in the photographic line-up

Answer 5

Blinded Administrator.

Question 6

The presentation of a suspect to a witness following the commission of a crime for
the purpose of identifying and/or eliminating a possible suspect.

Answer 6

Field Identification.

Question 7

The photographs used in a photographic line-up whose race, sex, age, height, weight, hair style, and
general appearance resemble the suspect.

Answer 7

Fillers.

Question 8

A photographic line-up where the photographs are placed in separate folders or envelopes
and randomly shuffled prior to presentation so that the Assigned Investigator does not know which
photograph the witness is viewing.

Answer 8

Folder Method.

Question 9

An individual who speaks and understands English but cannot read and write English.

Answer 9

Illiterate Person.

Question 10

An individual with the necessary skills that enable them to communicate with an illiterate
person or a person with limited English proficiency to the degree they can ensure the person clearly
understands all instructions given then prior to viewing a suspect in any identification procedure.

Answer 10

Interpreter.

Question 11

The presentation of individuals, including a suspect, in person to a witness, usually in a
manner preventing the individuals from seeing or identifying the witness, for the purpose of identifying
and/or eliminating suspects.

Answer 11

Live Lineup.

Question 12

An individual who is unable to communicate effectively in
English with a level of fluency that is typical of a native English speaker. Such a person may have
difficulty speaking, reading, or writing in English and includes persons who can comprehend English, but
are physically unable to write.

Answer 12

Person with Limited English Proficiency.

Question 13

collection of photographs including a suspect photograph and filler photographs
that are shown to a witness for the purpose of identifying and eliminating suspects.

Answer 13

Photographic Line-up.

Question 14

An identification procedure in which photographs or persons in a live line-up
are shown one at a time to a witness

Answer 14

Sequential Viewing.

Question 15

An identification procedure in which all photographs or persons in a live line-up
are shown at the same time to a witness

Answer 15

Simultaneous Viewing.

Question 16

An individual who has been specifically identified by the investigation as possibly being the
person who committed the crime.

Answer 16

Suspect

Question 17

A term referring to a complainant, victim, eyewitness, or any other form of witness to an incident.

Answer 17

Witness.

Question 18

________viewing should be used rather than simultaneous viewing whenever possible. If simultaneous
viewing is used, then the reason for this option should be documented in the assigned investigator’s report

Answer 18

Sequential

Question 19

The following is a list of acceptable identification methods, from most preferred to least preferred:

Answer 19

1. Photographic line-up conducted by a blind administrator
2. Photographic line-up conducted by a blinded administrator, using the folder method in a
   blind manner.
3. Live line-up conducted by a blind administrator.
4. Field identification procedures

Question 20

_______will not normally be used due to the difficulty of administration and the difficulty in obtaining
sufficient number of individuals with similar physical characteristics. Should an assigned investigator
determine a need for a live line-up, the investigator should refer to sections .10 - .11 of this procedure

Answer 20

Live line-ups

Question 21

Identification of suspects by witnesses should supplement other

Answer 21

investigative actions and/or evidence.

Question 22

The assigned investigator, prior to beginning the identification procedure, will determine if the witness has
seen the suspect at any time since the crime occurred (whether in person, in newspaper, television reports,
etc). If so, the assigned investigator will contact the ______________ to determine if the identification
process should continue.

Answer 22

DA’s office