Poll Everywhere

The Art of Eyewitness Identification

Devin Toombs

State Standards
Benchmark number: SS. 912.C. 2.4
Benchmark Description: Evaluate, take, and defend positions on issues that cause the government to balance the interests of individuals with the public good.

Forensic Art
Any art that can be used in a law enforcement investigation and/or court of law askaforensicartist.com
Law enforcement technique to identify and hopefully apprehend criminals or other wanted people Several Forms
Composite art Image modification Post-mortem reconstruction Demonstrative evidence Facial Approximation from the skull

Composite Art
A drawing, usually a portrait, created off of details described of individual features.
Typically described by a witness or victim from memory Intended to portray their mental image of a person Used by law enforcement to help find a wanted person

Image Modification
Technique that uses a previously taken photo or drawing and alters it.
Age progression/regression the updating of a photo to show what a person would look like after aging or in the past. Can be done by hand drawing or using computer programs.

Postmortem reconstruction
Constructing a drawing of an unidentified deceased person to help identify what they may have looked like before death
Used to identify person

Can be hand drawn, digital or a clay form

Demonstrative Evidence
Used in court or during investigation
Recreation of crime scenes or other environments or dioramas Can be digital 3D images or 2D diagrams

Facial Approximation from the skull

Drawing, sculpture, or digital image that is based off of a human skull
Typically a last step taken to try to identify a person. Based off of scientific measurements and approximations, an artist determines the shape and features of the face and attempts to recreate it.

Benefits Ability to create an image when no other image is present Easy to circulate Helps identification Easy to manipulate

Drawbacks Time Consuming Relies on ability of artist

Typically involves describing strangers

iMadeFace App
Open App

Choose favorite celebrity

Select boy or girl Select the feature that you would like to mofify Scroll to the left and right to scroll through features and up and down to change the color Use the circular arrow button to undo When finished hit the arrow pointing to the right (bottom right corner) to save the photo/e-mail it to yourself Post the photo on google doc for us to identify!
http://tinyurl.com/forensicart

Works Cited
Forensic Art, Stephen Mancusi. http://www.forartist.com/forensicpage.htm
Ask a forensic artist, Lisa Bailey. http://askaforensicartist.com

Even Worse than Eyewitness IDS: The Police Sketch, Nathanial Burney. http://burneylawfirm.com/blog/2011/06/29/evenworse-than-eyewitness-ids-the-police-sketch/