The Description and Identification Process

Question 1

What is an awareness of the elements of environment through physical sensation or the physical sensation(s) interpreted in the light of experience?

Answer 1

Perception

Question 2

Improving what can increase officer safety?

Answer 2

Perception

Question 3

T or F? Studies have shown no 2 persons perceive complex events in the exact same manner?

Answer 3

True

Question 4

T or F? Most people are not trained in recollection and evaluation of what they observed?

Answer 4

True

Question 5

What can better develop a persons ability to accurately observe and retain information?

Answer 5

Practice and experience

Question 6

What are 3 major components that can affect the development of perception?

Answer 6

1. Observer
2. Events being observed
3. Ambient conditions

Question 7

What are some ambient conditions ?

Answer 7

1. Weather
2. Illumination
3. Background noises/events

Question 8

What does not influence the rational mind as much as psychological stress?

Answer 8

Physical stress

Question 9

What occurs when the victim or witness is placed in a terrifying or traumatic event that is sudden or novels or unexpected and is a relatively short duration?

Answer 9

Acute Stress

Question 10

What are some examples of acute stress?

Answer 10

armed robbery, kidnapping and auto accidents

Question 11

Victims of acute stress may have

Answer 11

impaired cognitive function and not be able to provide a description

Question 12

Victims of acute stress are more likely to suffer from

Answer 12

PTSD

Question 13

What may take place in an acute stress environment; emotions, attitudes, and/or behavior patterns may spread, escalte or carry through participants in the event?

Answer 13

Behavioral Contagion

Question 14

What may take place in an acute stress environment; emotions, attitudes, and/or behavior patterns may spread, escalte or carry through participants in the event?

Answer 14

Behavioral Contagion

Question 15

what is when an individual repeats an ineffective activity?

Answer 15

Preservation of action

Question 16

During a witness/victim interview it is beneficial to

Answer 16

ask specific sensory questions (smell, taste, hearing, touch, sight)

Question 17

If you are interviewing multiple witnesses you should?

Answer 17

Separate each witness

Question 18

In-field Identification is also known as

Answer 18

a “Show-Up”

Question 19

When must a “Show up” be conducted?

Answer 19

in a reasonable time

Question 20

What is important when completing a physical line-up?

Answer 20

Consistency

Question 21

What is a simultaneous line-up?

Answer 21

all persons viewed at the same time

Question 22

What is a sequential line-up?

Answer 22

witness views all persons one at a time and is asked to make a decision on each before being allowed to view the next person

Question 23

when doing a line-up an investigator should limit

Answer 23

conversations unless providing instructions

Question 24

T or F? studies have shown that persons who write down their observations in note form tend to recall information more accurately

Answer 24

True