Critically examining the reliability of eyewitness testimony as evidence

Eyewitness Testimony

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
Critically examine the idea that eyewitness testimony is not a reliable form of evidence alone.
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CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Criminal laws are the laws that have been used in order to protect society from those
activities which intend to harm public at large. Under criminal cases evidences plays effective
role for serving justice within criminal proceedings. These evidences are important as they
justify crime that has been conducted by an individual. They are required in order to deal with
criminal perspectives that leads towards providing validity to case. The most important evidence
that is used within criminal proceedings are eyewitness due to there relevancy towards facts of
the case. They are used as strong evidence making point to be cleared in effective way and
eyewitness acts as important evidence against crime taking place within society. In the essay
things discussed are related to eyewitness testimony and relevant legislation. The end of essay is
based over theories of eyewitness testimony.
MAIN BODY
Critically examine the idea that eyewitness testimony is not a reliable form of evidence
alone.
Eyewitness testimony means those important evidences which is based over providing
witness over criminal activities taking place while trial is going on. These witnesses acts as direct
interpretation towards the crime which helps judges in identifying intention of suspect at the time
crime has been committed by them. Eyewitness is those evidences that recreates crime scene in
order to provide more support within criminal cases (Jones and Penrod, 2018). Further,
eyewitness relates with code of criminal conduct that holds importance over identifying crime in
its real sense. Also eyewitness are interviewed by corrupt police officers and notorious lawyers
that makes wrong statements to be made leading towards hampering the process of justice. This
makes eyewitnesses become less reliable at times and their validity within the eyes of law is not
justified under any circumstances. Eyewitness testimony means those legal perspectives which
is based upon giving account to people over any event that has been witnessed by them. In order
to understand this an example is presented. For example they may be required to give a
description at a trial of a robbery or a road accident someone has seen. This includes