Phone app helps witnesses record evidence
news.com.au
Jamie McKinnell
Australian Associated Press
APRIL 3, 2018 5:46pm
‘Memory experts hope a new smartphone app to help people record information after witnessing crimes will lead to more reliable testimony in future court cases.
iWitnessed, launched on Tuesday, uses guided questioning to prompt users to record facts about an event including its nature, location, whether there were injuries and the witness's emotions at the time.
The content, which can be taken as text, voice recordings or images, is also time and GPS stamped with the option to forward a copy to police or a secure email address.
The app has the backing of former NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Nicholas Cowdery QC, who says the content could be relied upon in court in the same way as contemporaneous notes or recordings to refresh a person's memory.’
‘iWitnessed can be downloaded from the Apple or Android app stores from Tuesday.’
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news.com.au
Jamie McKinnell
Australian Associated Press
APRIL 3, 2018 5:46pm
‘Memory experts hope a new smartphone app to help people record information after witnessing crimes will lead to more reliable testimony in future court cases.
iWitnessed, launched on Tuesday, uses guided questioning to prompt users to record facts about an event including its nature, location, whether there were injuries and the witness's emotions at the time.
The content, which can be taken as text, voice recordings or images, is also time and GPS stamped with the option to forward a copy to police or a secure email address.
The app has the backing of former NSW Director of Public Prosecutions Nicholas Cowdery QC, who says the content could be relied upon in court in the same way as contemporaneous notes or recordings to refresh a person's memory.’
‘iWitnessed can be downloaded from the Apple or Android app stores from Tuesday.’
Read more by clicking article headline (above).
