Guidance

There is a method to how you describe one person to another. This technique is used by police forces.

It’s important to accurately describe a person, whether they be a witness, missing person or a criminal who has fled the scene.

The accuracy and speed of communicating this information can time compress the event and conclude it faster.

Describing a person physically

Start at the head and end at the feet.

Sex

Describe.

Ethnicity

Person(s) background.

Height

How tall were they?

Build

Thin / medium / heavy.

Hair

Length

Color

Face

Eye color

Any facial hair

Scars / Marks / Tattoos

These are unique marks to a person and are part of their identity.

Clothing worn top half

Type of clothing worn

Color

Clothing bottom half

Type of clothing worn

Color

Footwear

Type

Color

Any reason to remember

Example: Unusual accent, they way they walked.

Anything carried

Example: Weapon, bag