Some State Courts Have Taken Broad Steps to Ensure the Reliability

question 9

Essay

Some state courts have taken broad steps to ensure the reliability of eyewitness identification, yet the Supreme Court held that courts are not required to screen such evidence for reliability absent suggestive identification procedures created by the police.Why do you think there is a disconnect, and should we do more to ensure accurate suspect identification?

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Definitions:

Unconscious Conflicts

Hidden internal struggles or tensions between different parts of an individual's psyche, which influence behavior and emotions without the individual's awareness.

Actualize Themselves

The process through which individuals strive to fulfill their potential and realize their intrinsic abilities and attributes.

Maslow

Psychologist Abraham Maslow, known for formulating the Hierarchy of Needs, which outlines a progression of human needs from physiological to self-actualization.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

A mental health condition triggered by experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event, causing flashbacks, nightmares, and severe anxiety.