Procedure 702 Eyewitness Identification Flashcards
The person charged with presenting a line-up to a witness
Administrator.
The officer primarily responsible for investigating an incident.
Assigned Investigator.
An administrator who does not know the identity of the suspect or the suspect’s
position in the line-up.
Blind administrator
The presentation of a photographic line-up by either a blind administrator or a blinded
administrator
Blind Manner
An administrator who may know the identity of the suspect, but does not know the
suspect’s position in the photographic line-up
Blinded Administrator.
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.
Field Identification.
The photographs used in a photographic line-up whose race, sex, age, height, weight, hair style, and
general appearance resemble the suspect.
Fillers.
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.
Folder Method.
An individual who speaks and understands English but cannot read and write English.
Illiterate Person.
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.
Interpreter.
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.
Live Lineup.
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.
Person with Limited English Proficiency.
collection of photographs including a suspect photograph and filler photographs
that are shown to a witness for the purpose of identifying and eliminating suspects.
Photographic Line-up.
An identification procedure in which photographs or persons in a live line-up
are shown one at a time to a witness
Sequential Viewing.
An identification procedure in which all photographs or persons in a live line-up
are shown at the same time to a witness
Simultaneous Viewing.
An individual who has been specifically identified by the investigation as possibly being the
person who committed the crime.
Suspect
A term referring to a complainant, victim, eyewitness, or any other form of witness to an incident.
Witness.
________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
Sequential
The following is a list of acceptable identification methods, from most preferred to least preferred:
- Photographic line-up conducted by a blind administrator
- Photographic line-up conducted by a blinded administrator, using the folder method in a
blind manner. - Live line-up conducted by a blind administrator.
- Field identification procedures
_______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
Live line-ups
Identification of suspects by witnesses should supplement other
investigative actions and/or evidence.
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.
DA’s office
