In a new study, published in the Psychological Science journal, Neil Brewer of Flinders University and his team discovered a new type of lineup that produced identifications 20 to 30 percent more accurate than conventional lineups. The new lineup, based…
Studies show that eyewitness identifications can be notoriously unreliable unless conducted using known best practices such as blind administration and sequential presentation. However, the Los Angeles Police Department is still reluctant to enact reforms that have been sweeping the nation…
K’vaughn Hines, 19, was charged with rape in January and spent more than four months behind bars before a DNA test exonerated him. His attorney, James Shalleck, told the Maryland Gazette, “This is a case of an example of why…
Daniel Larsen’s weapons conviction was overturned by a federal judge two years ago and yet he still remains in prison. This month Larsen’s supporters delivered over 100,000 petition signatures to California Attorney General Kamala Harris asking her to release Larsen.…
The New Jersey Supreme Court has issued new guidelines for what juries are instructed about eyewitness identification. The instructions come almost a year after the court ruled that the current methods of identification resulted in a “troubling lack of reliability.”…
Advocates who want more protections against wrongful convictions are supporting legislation in New York making it harder to put innocent people behind bars. New York advocates are seeking to reform eyewitness identification procedures and require videotaping of all interrogations. These…
Professor Sheree Josephson of Weber State University in Utah recently published a study that once again proves that eyewitnesses struggle when trying to identify a suspect of another race. “Whites tended to make a quick decision with few comparison being…
After more than three decades, law enforcement is starting to implement the recommendations of more than 3,000 scientific studies, according to Gary Wells of Iowa State University who has been studying eyewitness identification problems for 35 years. According to a…
CBS aired a piece last night about NCIP exoneree Maurice Caldwell and the need for law enforcement to use best practices in their eyewitness identification procedures. This could help reduce the number of wrongful convictions like Maurice’s. To watch the…
Join NCIP at our May 9th Breakfast Briefing about Eyewitness Identification Reforms. A distinguished panel of law enforcement officers and prosecutors will discuss best practices and reform efforts in California. Don’t miss this important discussion! Register here: http://bit.ly/Jf7yVH www.ncip.scu.edu