![]() ![]() She purposely tried to find identifying markers of the perpetrators clothing, skin, height, and arm length. ![]() I watched a video of Jennifer Thompson tell the story of her sexual assault and in the video, she describes her conscientious effort to be able to identify the assailant of her attack (PopTech 2011). As horrible as this scenario played out for both Jennifer Thompson and Ronald Cotton, it has been revealed over the past decades that many individuals have been accused and sentenced to prison for crimes they may not have committed based on false eyewitness identification. It was through the diligence of the Innocence Project that led to further DNA testing and the exoneration of Ronald Cotton (as cited in Schneider, Gruman, & Coutts, 2012). During Cotton’s incarnation another inmate, Bobby Poole, bragged about his involvement in this sexual assault, which he later denied in court. Ronald Cotton spent 11 years in prison for a crime he was falsely accused of performing, even though he admittedly denied the accusations. ![]() The textbook discussed the case of Jennifer Thompson, who was sexually assaulted, and then falsely identified Ronald Cotton of this crime. This week’s lesson focuses on the criminal justice system and the many applications applied social psychology theory has influenced in this field. ![]()
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