A crime reenactment is a practice where criminal suspects are ordered, as part of the police investigation process, to describe or act out the steps of the crime of which they are accused. It is claimed to help investigators visualize the crime and verify confessions.
In some countries, including
South Korea and
Thailand, crime reenactments are done publicly at the site of the crime, serving as a form of
public humiliation. The practice has been criticized by rights groups, including Thailand's
National Human Rights Commission
A human rights commission, also known as a human relations commission, is a body set up to investigate, promote or protect human rights.
The term may refer to international, national or subnational bodies set up for this purpose, such as nationa ...
, as violating suspects' rights and the principle of
presumption of innocence.
See also
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Crime reconstruction
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Perp walk
A perp walk, walking the perp,The term "perp" is short for "perpetrator", and is commonly used by police departments for those they arrest. It is legally inaccurate since the arrested individual's guilt has not been judicially established at that ...
References
Criminal investigation
Law enforcement in South Korea
Law enforcement in Thailand
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