ADVOKATE: A Mnemonic Tool for Assessment of Eyewitness Evidence
ADVOKATE is a tool designed to assess eyewitness evidence and how much it is reliable. It requires the user to respond to several statements/questions. Forensic psychologists, police or investigative officer can do it.
The mnemonic ADVOKATE stands for:- A = amount of time under observation (event and act)
- D = distance from suspect
- V = visibility (night-day, lighting)
- O = obstruction to the view of the witness
- K = known or seen before when and where (suspect)
- A = any special reason for remembering the subject
- T = time-lapse (how long has it been since witness saw suspect)
- E = error or material discrepancy between the description given first or any subsequent accounts by a witness.
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