ABSTRACT
As part of the investigative process, it is often appropriate, and even
essential, to identify the suspect. As a general procedure, the first step after
arrest is to fingerprint and photograph the suspect. Often, it is good investi-
gative practice to have the suspect appear before a victim or a witness to
determine whether the investigation is proceeding along the proper lines.
Sometimes the confrontation immediately follows the apprehension to
eliminate suspects, and sometimes the confrontation is by means of a lineup
that might take place some days later. The taking of fingerprints and photo-
graphs and the confrontation for identification have been challenged on at
least three constitutional grounds-self-incrimination, right to counsel, and
due process.
