PPT-Eyewitness Testimony

How Much Do You Know How much emphasis does the legal system place on eyewitness testimony What factors can limit an eyewitness accuracy What role do police officers and crime scene investigators play. OVERBECK Eyewitness testimony is an important persuasive and often pivotal element in American trials Jurors are strongly inclined to believe eyewitnesses even in the face of other contradictory evidence such as fingerprints However thirty years of Memory. Memory is the system by which we retain information and bring it to mind.. Without memory, experience would leave no mark on our behavior; we would be unable to retain the information and skills we acquire through experience.. Access to Reliable & Accurate Eyewitness & Confession Evidence. Rebecca Brown, . Policy Advocate. Innocence project. Texas Forensic Science Seminar. . . The Innocence Project is a national litigation and public policy organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.. Recap : . a. primary ( or contemporary ) source is information that originates from the time of the event. A secondary source is information that is made later – the person who recorded it was not there in person. . Ray Becker. Bielefeld University. Monica Gonzalez-Marquez. Cornell University & Bielefeld University. Todd . Ferretti. Wilfrid. Laurier University. Empirical Evidence for . Evidentiality. January. “The supreme achievement of life is to find God and to know that He lives.”. From the Life of Howard W. Hunter. Howard W. Hunter began to develop his testimony during his early childhood in Boise, Idaho. Although his father was not then a member of the Church, his mother raised him in the gospel. “It was at her knee that we learned to pray,” he recalled. “I received a testimony as a boy at my mother’s knee.”. Session Aims. Know how to break down a question. Understand how to generate, organise and develop content. General Tips. Unpicking Questions. There will always be key words in a question, and unpicking them will help you to know exactly what the examiner wants you to do.. 1. Post-event information. What we need to learn.... Describe . factors that affect eyewitness testimony including post-event information. . Describe. Bartlett’s (1932) theory of reconstructive memory. . Text: . II Peter 1:12-16. Scripture Reading: I John 1:1-4. Force Of Eyewitness Testimony. Intro. Mankind has always questioned God: . They question His word, His existence, and His love. Writer Michael . Bell work Question #1: 8/29/13. What do you think forensic science is?. Scenario: Someone Was Stealing . Trees. A . farmer reported several valuable trees had been cut down and stolen.. Investigators followed the clues, observing tire tracks, traces of paint, and other evidence.. Evidence for God part 2 (11-22). The Problem of Evil (11-29). The Bible and Science (12-06). Creation (12-13). Evolution (12-20). The Genesis Flood (12-27). Archaeology (01-03). Historical Jesus (01-10). 1. The Seven ‘Sins” of Memory. Transience. Absentmindedness. Blocking. Source Misattribution. Suggestibility. Bias. Persistence. Chp 7. 2. Read the following;. ‘When the man entered the kitchen, he slipped on a wet spot and dropped the delicate glass pitcher on the floor. The pitcher was very expensive and everyone watched the event with horror.’. Without memory, experience would leave no mark on our behavior; we would be unable to retain the information and skills we acquire through experience.. What is Memory?. 3 basic processes of human memory; . . What is forensic psychology?. What roles does a forensic psychologist have?. Why is forensic psychology important?. We’ll discuss this one at the end. . . Initial thoughts. . A specialised area of psychology that applies psychological theory and skills to the understanding and functioning of the legal and criminal justice system..