Assignment Requirements

• This assignment is due no later than 4.10.2022 by 11:59PM (For late submissions your paper will be reduced by one letter grade for each week it is late)
• Your paper should be at least 3 pages, no more than 5 pages.
• Please conduct research and include at least 2 scholarly references (different from the news story you’re referencing)
• Format your paper utilizing APA format

For this written assignment, please locate and read at least 2 articles (news stories) regarding eyewitness accounts and answer the following questions

1. Where was the eyewitness when the incident occurred? In other words, was the eyewitness right beside the incident, on the other side of the street, etc.?

2. What time of day did the incident occur, morning, afternoon or evening? Was it daylight or dark when the incident occurred?

3. Did the eyewitness know the victim personally?

4. What did the eyewitness say happened?

5. Was the defendant (the person committing the crime) found guilty of the crime?

6. What do you believe really happened? Do you feel as though the defendant was guilty of committing the crime? (Include research regarding the inaccuracy of eyewitness testimony including distortion and bias.)