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Eyewitness Identification

Eyewitness Identification. Georgia Public Safety Training Center 1000 Indian Springs Drive Forsyth, GA 31029. Witness Identification Accuracy Enhancement Act. A Resolution Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Chapter 1

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Eyewitness Identification

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  1. Eyewitness Identification Georgia Public Safety Training Center 1000 Indian Springs Drive Forsyth, GA 31029 Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  2. Witness Identification Accuracy Enhancement Act • A Resolution • Title 35 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Chapter 1 • Title 17 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Chapter 4 Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  3. Witness Identification Accuracy Enhancement Act Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  4. Witness Identification Accuracy Enhancement Act Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  5. Witness Identification Accuracy Enhancement Act Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  6. TERMS • PEACE OFFICER Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  7. TERMS • IN-SERVICE Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  8. TERMS • SUSPECT Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  9. TERMS • ADMINISTRATOR Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  10. TERMS • NEUTRAL INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  11. TERMS • SIMULTANEOUS IDENTIFICATION Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  12. TERMS • SEQUENTIAL IDENTIFICAION Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  13. TERMS • SHOWUP Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  14. TERMS • PHYSICAL LINEUP Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  15. TERMS • PHOTOGRAPHIC LINEUP Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  16. TERMS • FILLER Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  17. Georgia Peace Officers • OCGA Title 35-8-9 Basic course of instruction Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  18. Georgia Law Enforcement HandbookCriminal Law & Procedure • Chapter 6, Pre-Trial Identification Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  19. Witness Identification Accuracy Enhancement Act 9/17/2014 Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  20. Georgia Law Enforcement HandbookCriminal Law & Procedure • Pre-Trial Identification • Chapter 6-4 Lineups (Physical Lineup) Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  21. Georgia Law Enforcement HandbookCriminal Law & Procedure • Pre-Trial Identification • Chapter 6-4 Lineups (Physical Lineup) Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  22. Georgia Law Enforcement HandbookCriminal Law & Procedure • Pre-Trial Identification • Chapter 6-5 Showups Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  23. Witness Identification Accuracy Enhancement Act 9/17/2014 Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  24. Georgia Law Enforcement HandbookCriminal Law & Procedure • Pre-Trial Identification • Chapter 6-6 Picture Identification (Photographic Lineup) Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  25. Witness Identification Accuracy Enhancement Act 9/17/2014 Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  26. Georgia Law Enforcement HandbookCriminal Law & Procedure • Pre-Trial Identification • Chapter 6-7 Presence of counsel Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  27. Witness Identification Accuracy Enhancement Act 9/17/2014 Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  28. Interviewing Eyewitnesses • INTERVIEWING Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  29. Interviewing Eyewitnesses • INTERVIEWING Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  30. Witness Identification • Preparation • Presentation • Preservation Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  31. Witness Identification • Preparation & Presentation • Showups Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  32. Witness Identification • Preparation • Showups Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  33. Witness Identification • Presentation • Showups Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  34. Witness Identification • Preservation • Showups Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  35. Witness Identification • Preservation • Showups Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  36. Witness Identification • Preparation • Physical lineups • Photographic lineups Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  37. PREPARATION • Composing Lineups • Legal considerations Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  38. PREPARATION • Composing Lineups • Include only one suspect in each identification procedure Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  39. PREPARATION • Composing Lineups • Include at least five fillers Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  40. PREPARATION • Composing Lineups • Select fillers who generally fit the witness’s description of the perpetrator. Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  41. PREPARATION • Composing Lineups • Complete uniformity of features in not required Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  42. PREPARATION • Composing Lineups • Place suspects in different positions in each lineup. Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  43. PREPARATION • Composing Lineups • When showing a new suspect, avoid reusing fillers in lineups shown to the same witness Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  44. PREPARATION • Composing Lineups • Ensure that no writings are markings concerning previous arrest (s) will be visible to the witness Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  45. PREPARATION • Composing Lineups • View lineup once completed to ensure that the suspect does not unduly stand out. Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  46. PREPARATION • Composing Lineups • Preserve the presentation order Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  47. Witness Identification • Presentation • Physical lineups • Photographic lineups Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  48. Witness Identification Neutral Independent Administrator Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  49. Witness Identification • Presentation • Physical lineups • Photographic lineups Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

  50. PRESENTATION Physical lineups Prior to beginning a physical lineup, the administrator should instruct all those present not to suggest in any way the position or identity of he suspect in the lineup 9/17/2014 Georgia Public Safety Training Center Forsyth, Georgia

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