Deck 6: Eyewitness Identification

Question 1

Full-face and profile photographs of a person arrested for an offense are commonly known as

A) gallery file photos
B) suspect photographs
C) offender file photographs
D) MO file photographs
E) mug shots

Answer 1

E

Question 2

According to the text, regardless of the classification scheme that is used in developing an offender's mug shot file, the primary success of the file depends on the

A) ability of the investigative unit to submit quality information of each arrest to the file administrator
B) availability of financial resources to support a system such as this
C) choice of the person to take charge of and maintain the file
D) amount of verifiable information on each offender
E) none of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

In the case of ___________________, the Supreme Court approved displaying only six photographs to a witness when using the Rogues Gallery to view mug shots.

A) Kirby v. Illinois
B) United States v. Wade
C) People v. Manion
D) Simmons v. United States
E) none of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

If viewing the mug shot files does not produce an identification of an offender, the next step is to

A) use a police artist or composite image kits
B) have the witness submit to hypnosis
C) wait until the offender commits another crime
D) close the investigation until additional information arises
E) perform random lineups

Question 5

After a suspect has been apprehended and there is an eyewitness to the crime, the next appropriate step in the identification process is the

A) booking process
B) investigatory lineup
C) arraignment
D) interrogation of the suspect
E) none of the above

Question 6

According to the authors, a suspect's refusal to appear in a lineup for identification purposes can be remedied by

A) bringing additional charges against the suspect
B) forcing the suspect to stand in the lineup anyway
C) holding the suspect in jail until they agree to appear in the lineup
D) a court order
E) using a pictorial identification

Question 7

The U.S. Supreme Court has indicated that "the _________ Amendment does not grant the right to counsel at photographic displays conducted by the government for the purpose of allowing a witness to attempt an identification of the offender."

A) Fourth
B) Fifth
C) Sixth
D) Eighth
E) Fourteenth

Question 8

Although inherently suggestive, an identification procedure known as a(n) ______________ is utilized by bringing a suspect back to the crime scene or presenting a suspect to each eyewitness separately.

A) lineup
B) show-up
C) dying declaration
D) immediate identification
E) none of the above

Question 9

According to the authors, in the absence of forensic evidence, the two most compelling kinds of evidence presented to a jury are the

A) signed confession and the identification of the defendant by an eyewitness
B) eyewitness identification of the defendant and the statements of the victim
C) signed confession of the suspect and the statements of the victim
D) signed statement of the offender and circumstantial evidence found at the scene of the crime
E) none of the above

Question 10

In a case involving damaging eyewitness testimony, the defense may request that a trial judge give jurors __________________ to assist them in evaluating the testimony.

A) special instructions
B) additional time
C) consultants
D) legal resources
E) a recess

Question 11

The methods employed to identify an offender before an arrest are similar to the methods of identifying an offender after an arrest.

Question 12

File administrators must develop systems that permit display of only those photographs of likely offenders to case investigators and eyewitnesses.

Question 13

Police officers should not offer an opinion to the witness viewing the mug shots as to which person in the mug shot display may have committed the crime.

Question 14

According to the text, all of the witnesses of a crime should be permitted to view the mug shot display at one time.

Question 15

A mug shot identification yields a lesser quantity of information than does identification from a sketch or composite image.

Question 16

The investigatory lineup is generally preferred over any other eyewitness identification procedure.

Question 17

It is not necessarily important that a lineup is conducted as soon as possible after the apprehension of a suspect.

Question 18

According to the text, police should exercise utmost care in selecting individuals who will participate in a lineup identification.

Question 19

The Supreme Court has ruled that a suspect does have the right to have an attorney present when an identification procedure such as a photo display, composite image, or sketch is employed.

Question 20

According to the authors, a one-on-one confrontation should be used as an identification procedure only when a situation arises in which a proper lineup cannot be arranged quickly.