A witness to a crime or event can be classified based on quantity and quality of the information provided. A true witness should have some personal knowledge of persons or events involved.
Available Information
Motivation
Type of Witness
straightforward delivery of accurate information
civic duty
reliable
reluctant to give information
apathy and/or reticent by nature
reluctant
afraid to cooperate with authorities
afraid of retribution
intimidated
provides some false information, with some personal knowledge of events
seeks approval or attention, unable to distinguish facts from fancy
inventive
unable to give reliable information because of grief or other strong emotion
distraught
denies knowledge, or intentionally misleads
antagonistic to police or those in authority, or trying to protect someone
hostile
all information false, with no personal knowledge of events
seeks attention
fraudulent
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