Write a 2 to 3-page paper responding to the followingIdenti.docx
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The document outlines the ethical issues in criminal investigations related to wrongful convictions influenced by flawed eyewitness identifications and tainted line-ups. It emphasizes the responsibility of law enforcement to ensure fairness and prevent wrongful convictions through proper identification processes. Additionally, it addresses the various ways individuals may make erroneous identifications, sometimes due to coercive or improper police practices.
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- 1. Write a 2 to 3-page paper responding to the following: Identify the ethical issues within the field of criminal investigation as applied to wrongful convictions based upon tainted or faulty line-ups. In recent years we have seen many criminal convictions overturned for various reasons. One such reason is the “Eyewitness Account.” Address the ethical responsibilities of law enforcement in their requirements for fairness, and responsibility to ensure there are no wrongful convictions based upon false identification. Identify the processes utilized by law enforcement in the identification of suspects. Consider individuals making identifications, do so in error at times, others intentionally, or are led by law enforcement through improper actions i.e., prejudicial lineups or photo arrays. Click here to view and use the Checklist