System Variables Impacting Eyewitness Identification

Psychology and criminal
justice
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Discuss three system variables that can impact eyewitness identification..................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5
REFRENCES...................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Physiology is the study of human behaviour that is been used in order to analyse
behavioural aspect of humans. Such kind of studies is based upon science of life which aims
towards mechanism of living beings with their behavioural aspects. Such kind of integrated
behaviour makes influence formed upon persons living within society. Criminal justice is the
process by which a criminal offender is been punished as per the punishment prescribed within
the legislature. Criminal justice deals over matters which are related to crime such kind of
criminal activities is controlled by criminal justice system. This file is based upon discussion of
three variables system which impacts identification of eyewitness.
MAIN BODY
Discuss three system variables that can impact eyewitness identification
Eyewitness identification is the process by which evidences related to the criminal case is
been collected. These kinds of witnesses are very important in proving guilty of accused or
individual committed crime. Such identification makes justice to be attained with more
effectiveness. These kinds of identification makes evidences collected in more effective manner.
Police often while investigating makes identification of suspect through line up or with the help
of photo. In Police is required to make identification using various methods which makes
identification possible.
ask eyewitnesses to identify a suspect from a lineup or an array of photos. A lineup or photo
array involves placing a suspect or a photo of a suspect among people who are not suspected of
committing the crime and asking the eyewitness to identify the perpetrator. This is how
eyewitness identification works (Headley and et. al., 2021). There are three types of eyewitness
identification which are
 Lineups and Showups in this investigation is been done by police with the help making
line of four or five suspects and asking individual to identify culprit from them. Under it
arrest can be done over individual which has been identified by the witness.