Photographic Eyewitness Identification and the Presumption of Innocence
Eyewitness identification is an important criminal evidence for the justice system, however, innocent people can be identified for crimes that they did not commit. Procedures adopted for recognition may increase the likelihood of false identification, such as the presentation of a single suspect (sh...
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| description | Eyewitness identification is an important criminal evidence for the justice system, however, innocent people can be identified for crimes that they did not commit. Procedures adopted for recognition may increase the likelihood of false identification, such as the presentation of a single suspect (show-up), or multiple suspects at the same time (suspects album). In a context of patent irregularities, eyewitness identification through photographs are believed to be less reliable in Brazil, where the live identification is preferred. In this paper, from legal epistemology and psychology of testimony, we approach the advantages and possibilities of photo eyewitness identification as a method to enable a fair lineup procedure. Empirical data from experimental and cognitive psychology are presented that confirm the results of photographic method for eyewitness identification and, in the end, arguments are presented for the adoption towards the construction of a Brazilian democratic criminal code, which ensures effective reach to the presumption of innocence. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1e81b64248e34138a7c38c6f2c547bf72025-07-02T03:38:00ZengInstituto Brasileiro de Direito Processual PenalRevista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal2525-510X2021-03-017110.22197/rbdpp.v7i1.506222Photographic Eyewitness Identification and the Presumption of InnocenceJanaina Matida0William Weber Cecconello1Universidade Alberto Hurtado, SantigoPontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrasilEyewitness identification is an important criminal evidence for the justice system, however, innocent people can be identified for crimes that they did not commit. Procedures adopted for recognition may increase the likelihood of false identification, such as the presentation of a single suspect (show-up), or multiple suspects at the same time (suspects album). In a context of patent irregularities, eyewitness identification through photographs are believed to be less reliable in Brazil, where the live identification is preferred. In this paper, from legal epistemology and psychology of testimony, we approach the advantages and possibilities of photo eyewitness identification as a method to enable a fair lineup procedure. Empirical data from experimental and cognitive psychology are presented that confirm the results of photographic method for eyewitness identification and, in the end, arguments are presented for the adoption towards the construction of a Brazilian democratic criminal code, which ensures effective reach to the presumption of innocence.http://www.ibraspp.com.br/revista/index.php/RBDPP/article/view/506psicologia do testemunhoepistemologia jurídicaprova penalreconhecimento fotográficopresunção de inocência. |
| spellingShingle | Janaina Matida William Weber Cecconello Photographic Eyewitness Identification and the Presumption of Innocence Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal psicologia do testemunho epistemologia jurídica prova penal reconhecimento fotográfico presunção de inocência. |
| title | Photographic Eyewitness Identification and the Presumption of Innocence |
| title_full | Photographic Eyewitness Identification and the Presumption of Innocence |
| title_fullStr | Photographic Eyewitness Identification and the Presumption of Innocence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Photographic Eyewitness Identification and the Presumption of Innocence |
| title_short | Photographic Eyewitness Identification and the Presumption of Innocence |
| title_sort | photographic eyewitness identification and the presumption of innocence |
| topic | psicologia do testemunho epistemologia jurídica prova penal reconhecimento fotográfico presunção de inocência. |
| url | http://www.ibraspp.com.br/revista/index.php/RBDPP/article/view/506 |
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