首页
登录
职称英语
[originaltext] Bernard Jackson is a free man today, but he has many bitter m
[originaltext] Bernard Jackson is a free man today, but he has many bitter m
游客
2024-04-12
25
管理
问题
Bernard Jackson is a free man today, but he has many bitter memories. Jackson spent five years in prison after a jury wrongly convicted him of raping two women. At Jackson’s trial, although two witnesses testified that Jackson was with them in another location at the times of the crimes, he was convicted anyway. Why? The jury believed the testimony of the two victims, who positively identified Jackson as the man who has attacked them. The court eventually freed Jackson after the police found the man who had really committed the crimes. Jackson was similar in appearance to the guilty man. The two women had made a mistake in identity. As a result, Jackson has lost five years of his life.
The two women in this case were eyewitnesses. They clearly saw the man who attacked them, yet they mistakenly identified an innocent person. Similar incidents have occurred before. Eyewitnesses to other crimes have identified the wrong person in a police lineup or in photographs.
Many factors influence the accuracy of eyewitness testimony. For instance, witnesses sometimes see photographs of several suspects before they try to identify the person they saw in a lineup of people. They can become confused by seeing many photographs or similar faces. The number of people in the lineup, and whether it is a live lineup or a photograph, may also affect a witness’s decision. People sometimes have difficulty identifying people of other races. The questions the police ask witnesses also have an effect on them.
13. What do we learn about Bernard Jackson?
14. What led directly to Jackson’s sentence?
15. What lesson do we learn from Jackson’s case?
选项
A、The evidence found at the crime scene.
B、The testimony of his two friends.
C、The jury’s prejudice against his race.
D、The two victims’ identification.
答案
D
解析
短文提到,陪审团相信两位受害人的证词,二人均确定地指认Jackson就是侵犯她们的人,所以答案选D。A、C无原文依据;文中并没有提到Jackson的两位好友,因而B“他两位朋友的证词”无从判断。
转载请注明原文地址:https://tihaiku.com/zcyy/3552439.html
相关试题推荐
[originaltext]Recentlyafive-yearstudywasconductedbytheCenterforCh
[originaltext]Recentlyafive-yearstudywasconductedbytheCenterforCh
[originaltext]Recentlyafive-yearstudywasconductedbytheCenterforCh
[originaltext]Recentlyafive-yearstudywasconductedbytheCenterforCh
[originaltext]Memory,Ithink,isalmostasimportantasair,waterorsuns
[originaltext]Memory,Ithink,isalmostasimportantasair,waterorsuns
[originaltext]AsophomoreatColoradoStateUniversityfirsthadaproblem
[originaltext]W:Iwanttoregisterforthismathematicscourse.M:I’msorryreg
[originaltext]M:Thisishopeless.Thesefiguresstilldon’taddupright.Let’s
[originaltext]M:Thisishopeless.Thesefiguresstilldon’taddupright.Let’s
随机试题
RisingInequalityIsHoldingBacktheU.S.Economy[A]Inannoun
Increasingconcentrationsofgreenhousegases______(可能会加快气候变化的速度).arelikelyto
Motivationis"thedrivingforcewithinindividualsthatimpelsthemtoacti
基于历史数据,假设未完全就业,货币供给快速增长时期与下列哪项有关()A.经济衰
下列有关并殖吸虫生活史错误的描述是A.有多种保虫宿主 B.需两个中间宿主 C
关于诊断性刮宫,叙述正确的是A.诊刮的目的是止血和明确诊断 B.确定黄体功能者
下列各项,不属附子主治病证的是()A.亡阳欲脱,肢冷脉微 B.寒凝血
关于药品批准文号格式叙述正确的是A:国药准字+2位字母+7位数字B:国药准字+
国际护理学会1973年修订的《国际护士伦理守则》中,规定护士的基本职责哪项除外(
根据《建设工程质量管理条例》,建筑单位应当自建设工程竣工验收合格之日起( )日
最新回复
(
0
)