WJEC Criminology Unit 3 Exam Prep (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade
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Strengths of Geographical
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Helps crime agencies determine where their resources will be most useful. Can narrow down suspects with informed judgments. Based on psychological principles and conducted in a scientific manner. Judgments are made which are tested against evidence or rejected as a result of the evidence. To work, it requires accurate data on the crimes committed in a specific area.
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Interview Techniques: Eyewitnesses
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Refers o an account of the events given by a witness who saw the crime. Juries believe eye witness testimony is the most accurate and use it in most cases.
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Stages of Eye Witness Testimony
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Witness writes a statement. Provides information on the event and the person involved. Witness tries to think back to remember another key piece of information that could be used to prosecute the criminal.
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Factors Effecting Eye Witness Accounts
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Age, Race, Response to the crime, Anxiety or Stress. The time between the event and the testimony.
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Fisher and Geiselman Cognitive Interview
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Report everything. The witness will report everything from the crime to the end even if it seems irrelevant. Reverse order. Witness will recall incident backwards. Changed perspective. Witness will recall the crime as if they saw it from a different perspective. Context reinstatement. Witness will mentally visualize the event as if they were there again.
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Eye Witness Usefulness: Useful
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Fisher found that witnesses went into more detail when detectives had been trained to do a cognitive interview. Technique is more structured than the standard technique which may seem more appropriate for crime-related testimonies.
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Eye Witness Usefulness: Not Useful
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Koehnken found that witnesses recalled incorrect information when interviewed with the cognitive interview compared to the standard interview. Cognitive Interviews are more time consuming than a standard interview.
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Expert Witnesses
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Police interview experts and specialists for information and advice on aspects of their investigation. Provides specialist knowledge.
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Entomologists
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Use of insects in criminal investigations especially when they inhabit the remains of humans or animals. Damage caused by insects as they feed on the victim could be misinterpreted as abuse.
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Expert Witnesses Usefulness: Useful
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Provides insight that others would not understand. Could strengthen the case. Provides a qualified view. Should be independent and provide their honest expert opinion.
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Expert Witnesses Usefulness: Not Useful
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Errors have a big impact on the investigation. Too technical for a jury to understand. Importance placed on evidence may be too much.
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Surveillance: CCTV
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In England, there is one CCTV camera for every 11 people. A Citizen is caught on a CCTV camera up to 300 times a day. Cash machines use CCTV to see who is making a transaction but you cannot see the cameras.
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