Overview
500 - 750 words APA Discussion.
1. Please visit these websites (in order) first and complete the activity: (copy and paste the links into your browser)
a. Part 1:
b. Part 2:
2. Which person did you pick and why? How confident were you in your answer when you picked the person out of the lineup? Why were you confident/not confident?
3. After completing the above, watch these videos about Ronald Cotton:
a. Part 1 video:
b. Part 2 video:
4. Learn more about eyewitness misidentification and other issues:
https://www.innocenceproject.org/causes/eyewitness...
5. Discuss your opinion about Ronald Cotton's case, the issues involved AND how it relates to the activity you did with the lineup.
6. Based on what you learned from all of the materials, what types of factors/issues can contribute to false identification? Support your response.
If a link doesn't work, copy and paste it into a new tab in your browser.
MAKE SURE YOU ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THIS DISCUSSION :)
Additional Instructions:
You are expected to use sources to assist you in answering the discussion topics. Allsources must be cited using APA style (within text citations and references).Additionally, you are not permitted to use Wikipedia as a source of information.
Direct quotes are not permitted for these assignments. Your postings shouldnot contain any direct quotations (word for word text that is put in quotationmarks) even if you site the source and put it in quotes. Using direct quotes(even if it is just 1 line and properly put in quotation marks and cited) will resultin a 10 point deduction. You will need to paraphrase the information (putting itcompletely into your own words) and cite the source. Changing a couple ofwords, changing the order of words, etc. is not paraphrasing. All discussionposts are subject to review for plagiarism. Assignments with any portionconsidered plagiarized (even if it is just a small portion) will receive a grade of0 and may be subject to further actions as outlined in the Students Rights andResponsibilities Handbook. Opportunities to redo or makeup the assignmentwill not be permitted.