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Police Chiefs Call for Reforms to Prevent Wrongful Convictions

Northern California Innocence Project

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in cooperation with the Department of Justice and the Innocence Project, will make 30 recommendations for changes in the way law enforcement officials conduct investigations, in an effort to prevent cases of

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Improving Accuracy of Eyewitness Identifications

Northern California Innocence Project

Eyewitness misidentifications have played a part in almost half of the nation’s 1,063 exonerations since 1989. Studies show that witnesses frequently select the incorrect suspect due to influence, often unintentional, from the police. Based on these studies, best practice reforms

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Law and Order: Interns

Office of Career Management

This blog post is part of our ongoing guest Blog Series:  “Opportunity Knocks.”  For a full schedule, please see: http://law.scu.edu/lcs-blog/upcoming-blog-series-opportunity-knocks/ “Good morning, your honor.  Amanda Alcantara for the People.”  It rolled off my tongue perfectly.   My voice was steady and

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