Assignment task:
YouTube Video: Eyewitness Testimony Part 1
YouTube Video: Eyewitness Testimony Part 2
Answer questions based on the videos above in short sentences.
Questions
A. How many people end up serving time in prison because of eyewitness misidentification?
B. List the three methods did the police used to help the victim identify the criminal.
C. Did the police say anything that could influence Jennifer's eyewitness testimony? What did they say?
D. Who found the actual criminal? Where was the criminal found?
E. What happened at Ronald Cotton's second trial?
F. What type of evidence led to the acquittal of Ronald Cotton and conviction of Bobby Poole?
G. What was Jennifer's reaction to the outcome of her case? Did her memory of the crime change after she found the real rapist?
H. After watching the experiments from the psychologists, what were some of the issues with memory that affect eyewitness identification?
I. How has the lineup process changed in North Carolina as a result of this case?
J. Why would jury members tend to believe eyewitness testimony over scientifically presented evidence?
K. How can the court system change jurors' perceptions of eyewitness testimony?