... law enforcement agents in obtaining the best and accurate eyewitness testimonies. It is also important for it shows that eyewitness testimonies are not always an accurate means in proving someone's innocence or guilt. A study previously conducted by Loftus and Palmer (1974) helps to develop a guide for law enforcement agencies to follow. It is suggested from this study that leading questions ... person who later shot and killed a security guard. The participants were then asked to identify the man that they had seen on the videotape. This was through the use of a photo spread of five fa...

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... right to be excused from serving. Computers are used to produce a random list of potential jurors from the electoral register, aged between 18 and 70, and have had to be residents of the UK, Channel Islands or Isle of Man for at least 5 years since they were at the age of thirteen. It has been declared by many academics that random jury selection will never ... 'guarantee a representative jury'. The use of the electoral roll as the means of selecting people for jury service naturally means that some ... training. Ordinary people are able to decide whether someone was dishonest in e.g. ...

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