Annex D (Page 5)
CUNT "VENTIAL
NOTE: After the respondent had answered Q.4, the interviewer gave the following explanation : "lne discussion document was issued in mid-April 1986. Members of the public are given three months to air their views on the options described in the document, the major ones are (the respondent was then shown with a card containing the major options mentioned in Q.3d above).
Q.5a&b
It is suggested that a one-way viewer should be adopted in an identification parade (i.e. the suspect cannot see the
Do you support or not support this option?
witness).
Answers given Strongly support
Quite support
Neither
Not quite support
Percentage
51
39
1
2
Not support at all
Don't know/no comment
(Base Number of respondents)
*
*
8
(1012)
Major reasons for supporting (Unaided answers #) Percentage
No revenge to be taken on witnesses Not recognised/known by the suspect Not afraid of the consequences of
being an witness
Reducing psychological pressure on
witnesses
79
28
7
Witnesses' safety guaranteed
7
(Base Number of respondents)
(911)
Note:
*Less than 0.5%
#Unaided
answers : Respondents mentioned these
reasons
spontaneously
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