Witness Identification Flashcards
(17 cards)
WI:
T/F, Show ups can be completed with more than one suspect at a time?
False
WI:
What is the timeframe a show up SHOULD be completed in?
1-3 hours
WI:
When do you tell the independent administrator the position of the potential suspect?
You don’t
WI:
A suspect shown with 5 fillers on the same page is a?
Simultaneous Lineup
WI:
If a photo lineup is being shown to more than one witness what must be done?
The same photographs MUST be used and their positions MUST be changed.
WI:
When is a sequential lineup best used?
When an officer cannot prepare a line-up from the LVMPD mugshot system and must rely upon photographs from an outside source.
WI:
Responsibilities of a Supervisor regarding Lineups?
1) Ensures method
2) Ensures the lineup depicts a likeness to the suspect
3) Ensures the position shave changed when a simultaneous lineup is used
4) Review paperwork for completeness
WI:
A suspect shown with 5 fillers one at a time is a?
Sequential Lineup
WI:
To make an arrest based solely on a photo line-up, you must get approval from?
An LT and the DA’s Office
WI:
If an eyewitness indicates that they recognize an individual in a lineup, where does the officer document the eyewitness’s response?
AR or OR
WI:
T/F Two suspects are okay to be used in the same Lineup?
False
WI:
How many fillers in a lineup?
5
WI:
T/F, On a Sequential Lineup, if the eyewitness makes an identification early in the process the lineup is considered complete.
False, all photos must be shown in a sequential lineup.
WI:
Mug books generated by an officer will not be shown to __________ for identification purposes unless specifically requested by _______?
Witness
DA’s Office
WI:
T/F, while conducting a sequential lineup a witness asks to see the 4th photograph shown to them for a second time. The proper course of action is to show the victim the entire lineup again in the SAME order it was initially presented?
True
WI:
A show-up witness from will be completed for?
Show ups conducted on ALL Felony crimes
WI:
T/F, If a subject is violent or combative a show-up MUST still be completed?
False, It CAN be but per policy, it SHOULD NOT
