What is Tunnel Vision?
This happens when investigators have their focus on one suspect and ignore everything else.
What is tunnel vision?
These people are usually the first to investigate a crime scene.
Who are police officers?
Lawyers that represent the government in a criminal case.
Who are prosecutors?
These people can be sent to prison even though they didn't commit the crime.
Who are innocent defendants?
Investigators should keep this instead of assuming they already know who committed the crime.
What is an open mind?
The thinking that causes people to only look for evidence that supports their beliefs.
What is confirmation bias?
If this doesn't fit their tunnel vision, it can cause officers to overlook it.
What is evidence?
Lawyers that defend the person accused of the crime.
Who are defense attorneys?
When the wrong person is arrested, this person may never be caught.
Who is the real offender?
Looking at different suspects instead of only one can help prevent this.
What is tunnel vision?
The part of a criminal case where tunnel vision begins.
What is the investigation?
The real criminal could still be __, if the police are focused too much on one suspect.
What is free?
The person that makes sure the law is followed during the trial.
Who is the judge?
Victims and their families may lose this if the investigation goes in the wrong direction.
What is trust?
DNA and fingerprints are examples of this kind of evidence.
What is physical evidence?
True or False: Tunnel vision only affects police officers.
What is false?
Lengthy and stressful interrogations can lead to these.
What are false confessions?
These people decide whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty.
Who are jurors?
Wrongful convictions can have this emotional effect on innocent people.
What is trauma?
Having another investigator review the case can help catch this.
What is bias?
Tunnel vision can lead to this happening to an innocent person.
What is a wrongful conviction?
Instead of making this decision too soon, police should continue to consider all the facts.
What is a conclusion?
Everyone in the courtroom should base decisions on this instead of assumptions.
What is evidence?
Name one group besides police that is affected by tunnel vision.
Who are prosecutors, judges, jurors, defense attorneys, victims, or defendants?
Name one way investigators can reduce tunnel vision.
What is reviewing all the evidence?