Professor Lynch
SP211
11/24/15
Persuasive Speech Outline.
Specific purpose: To persuade the class to call for reform of eyewitness identification procedures.
Central idea: Because eyewitness identification can be wrong most of the time, we should adopt better practices for eyewitness identification procedures statewide I will suggests to you some changes.
Main Point #1: Need Step-Eyewitness identification is a very unreliable in catching criminals.
Main Point # 2: Satisfaction Step- There is a couple things the justice system can do to reduce eyewitness misidentification.
Main Point # 3: Action Step- There is a few things you can do to reduce eyewitness misidentification.
Introduction:
Attention getter: How would you feel if you were a prime …show more content…
If the police officer knows who the suspect is in a photo or lineup it might influences the witness to pick that person (eyewitness identification, 6-12 paragraphs, n.d.)
2. The police officer might give the witness body languages that include pauses, hesitations, smiles, etc. that might subconsciously make the witness pick the suspect (eyewitness identification, 6-12 paragraphs, n.d.)
[Full Transition: Now I will discuss some solutions to help reduce eyewitness misidentification]
Main Point # 2: Satisfaction Step- There is a few solutions that the justice system can do to reduce eyewitness misidentification.
A. Double Blind Procedure
1. To combat investigator influences the better use is a method called a double-blind procedure (eyewitness identification, 6-12 paragraphs, n.d.).
2, This is when an officer showing the pictures to the witness does not know who the suspect is (eyewitness identification, 6-12 paragraphs, n.d.).
B. Negative visualization
1. You might end up in Prison due to eyewitness misidentification.
2. No wife, no kids. Join a gang. Prison food.
C. Positive visualization
1. Less innocent people in jail.
2. Get live your life. Graduate college, Get married, have kids, own a