The Process of Interviewing and Interrogations Interrogation involves questioning a suspect to obtain incriminating evidence from him or her. Interrogations are done in a controlled manner, and the suspect may be exposed to a psychological disadvantage. Interviews are basically done on the witnesses and the victims. The investigator asks open-ended questions in order to obtain more information about the crime. There are some cases where an interview turns into an interrogation depending on the…
ranging between 22 and 29, with petite frames, blond hair, and fair skin. Most of the women were regulars at local bars and were known to be of the wanton sort. The suspect’s profile can be built based on the crime scenes. Family Background The suspect may have targeted women of this specific appearance (22-29-years-old, petite, blond hair, and fair skin) because of their resemblance to a woman in the suspect’s past. The evidence suggests that this women may have been the suspect’s mother as…
Jack The Ripper Assignment Suspect - Montague John Druitt. By Luke Ryan "Jack the Ripper" is the popular name given to a serial killer who killed 5 prostitutes in the East End of London, in the district of Whitechapel, in 1888. The 5 prostitutes were Mary Ann Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes and Mary Jane Kelly. The name “Jack the Ripper” originates from a letter written by someone who claimed to be the killer published at the time of the murders. He was also…
that the perpetrator was likely wearing wool when they committed the crime. Looking at all six of the suspects, only one of them was wearing garment made of wool.…
confess a crime which he and the other members did not commit. Lord Taylor suggests that Stephen ' 'Miller was bullied and hectored...Short of physical violence, it is hard to conceive of a more hostile and intimidating approach by officers to a suspect. ' ' To avoid corruption, the Police and Criminal…
ambiguous statements about a suspect can apply to many suspects due to the fact that they are generic. In this study, participants in this study had to evaluate genuine and bogus profile descriptions, they were randomly assigned to two groups, a group with a genuine profile the other group had a bogus profile. All participants were given the same profile, and that participants rated the profile on three different ten point scale first how accurately the profile describing the suspect, how…
law enforcement when it comes to profiling criminal suspects and evaluating the suspects. The aspect of psychology and law research from this week’s course material is most relevant to the topic of interrogations and false confessions techniques that are used by law enforcement when evaluating criminal suspects. In the case that was presented about the Central Park Five documentary, it demonstrates how the legal system can fail, innocent suspect when it comes to interrogation methods, which…
ensure all suspects are afforded the rights to which they are entitled. Do not return any suspect to the crime scene doing so may alter any evidence that have not been taken. Inform all suspects of their rights before questioning. If the suspects need to be transported advise the transporting officer not to question the suspect. The suspect may have valuable evidence on him or her. Do not allow the suspect to wash hands or changes clothes or shoes. If it is necessary to take the suspects…
the officer arrived, the suspect seen the officer and took off running. The officer secures the area telling everyone to stay in their vehicles while back up come to assist him. What's the area was secured the officer pursued to chase the suspect on foot. The suspect got away a neighbor called and told the ASA man was in her backyard that fit the suspect's description. The officer went on to chase the suspect and find him the substance jumped into a vehicle. The suspect beginning to look for…
biological evidence, DNA tests is vital in ensuring that the criminal justice system is fair and accurate (justice.gov, 2014). DNA in Forensics can be used to identify criminals in cases where the suspect is known and also in cases where the suspect is not known. For example, DNA sample from a suspect who has been arrested can be directly compared with DNA sample from the crime scene; on the other hand, DNA samples from the crime scene can be matched with DNA samples archived from other crime…