Eyewitness Testimony Worksheet
Explore the role and reliability of eyewitness testimony in the justice system for grade 7 social studies.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your understanding of eyewitness testimony and its role in the justice system.
1. What is eyewitness testimony?
Evidence given by a lawyer.
A statement made by someone who saw a crime or event.
A written report from a police officer.
A scientific analysis of evidence.
2. Why is eyewitness testimony sometimes unreliable?
Witnesses always lie.
Memory can be affected by stress and time.
Police never believe witnesses.
Only experts can testify.
3. Eyewitness testimony is always the most accurate form of evidence in a trial.
True
False
4. Factors like lighting and distance can affect a witness's perception of an event.
True
False
5. An eyewitness may be asked to identify a suspect from a .
6. The brain's ability to recall events accurately can be influenced by factors.
7. Describe one way that law enforcement tries to make eyewitness identification more reliable.
Examine the image below. Imagine you are an eyewitness in this courtroom. What details might you remember clearly, and what might be difficult to recall accurately?
