James Ochoa Perpetrator Essay

Introduction In Buena park, California, at the night of May 22, 2005, a young Hispanic man pointed the gun to two young Hispanic men and took their wallets with $600 and drove off their car (Volkswagen Jetta) away.

Two victims reported to police and gave the description of the perpetrator. The police office who took the description from the victim immediately thought of James Ochoa and he showed the picture of James Ochoa to the victims, both of victims said the man in the picture “look like” the perpetrator. The stolen Jetta was recovered from the location a short distance from Ochoa’s house. Three things were found in the car: grey shirt, black hat and a black BB gun, and victims stated that these things belong to perpetrator. A bloodhound

In Ochoa’s case, when witness were to take to identify Ochoa, Ochoa should wear same t-shirt, and wear same cap that was same as the prepetrator’s description.

Instructions:

The person viewing the lineup should be told that the perpetrator may or may not be in the lineup and that the investigation will continue regardless of the lineup result. This reduces the pressure on the witness of feeling like they have to pick a perpetrator. The witness should also be told not to look to the administrator for guidance.

Confidence Statements:

Law enforcement should elicit and document a statement from an eyewitness articulating his or her level of confidence in the identification made at the time that the identification is made. Conclusion

References

1). The Psychology of Eyewitness Identification

By James M. Lampinen, Jeffrey S. Neuschatz, Andrew D. Cling

2). The Handbook of Eyewitness Psychology: Volume II: Memory for People, Volume 2 edited by R.C.L. Lindsay, David F. Ross, J. Don Read, Michael P. Toglia

3). http://criminal-justice.iresearchnet.com/forensic-psychology/eyewitness-identification-effect-of-disguises-and-appearance-changes/

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