Policy Text
DEFINITIONS:
CID: Criminal Investigations Unit; comprised of GIU and SIU.
Discerning Level of Confidence:
Any comment made by the witness/victim during the entire
process shall be carefully documented word-for-word. Any non-verbal communication or action
of the witness/victim shall also be noted in the administrator’s notes. For example, “Upon
viewing the photograph number four, the witness stated, ‘That’s the one. He’s the one who told
me he was going to kill me,’ and the witness/victim began crying.”
Filler Photos: Photographs
of persons other than the suspect, used to complete a photo array and
bring the total number of photos in the array up to a minimum of six photos.
GIU: General Investigations Unit.
Independent Administrator: Personnel conducting a photographic lineup not associated with
the case, nor knowing who in the lineup may be the subject and/or person of interest.
Live Line-up: