Post #6 Presentation Feedback

I received a lot of positive feedback and helpful suggestions following my presentation.

At the end of my presentation, I asked three questions:

1. Should I focus on one solution? Or explore various solutions?

• General consensus is to address multiple solutions since it is such a complex topic. 
• One question I received was whether or not there are court cases to support both sides of the issue. I'm assuming that's asking whether there are cases that view eyewitness testimony as positive vs. cases that focus on its weaknesses. 
• The issue of standardizing eyewitness identification -- an interesting angle I haven't really thought about yet was brought up in one of the comments I received. I would like to look at what impact standardizing interrogation would have and if it's even possible. 

2. Should I incorporate how the psychology behind the presentation of these individuals in police line-ups or photographic displays may perpetuate errors in ID?

• No one really addressed this issue in their comments to me, however overall it seems my classmates were curious as to whether or not the wording used in questioning could impact testimony. I did address this aspect in my presentation, and suggestive wording on behalf of the police and/or detectives absolutely impacts the accuracy of eyewitness identification. 

3. Should I incorporate real-world cases? i.e. Brenton Butler case

• A lot of my classmates thought I should absolutely try and incorporate real-world cases, especially since case studies would strengthen my argument. 
• A lot of my classmates felt I should absolutely add more case studies to show both sides of the identification problem. I think this absolutely goes back to Professor Carroll-Adler's suggestion about incorporating some research on the strengths of eyewitness identification. 
• A question I received a couple times was whether or not there are certain types of cases in which mistaken eyewitness ID occurs more often? i.e. in situations of race and class. This is an interesting question and one I'd like to address, but I'm worried it would broaden my topic more than allow me to narrow it.