New Jersey Supreme Court Announces Extension of Eyewitness Identification Safeguards of Henderson to Pretrial Preparation Sessions and Provides Framework for Showing Photos During Pretrial Phase by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The Supreme Court of New Jersey unanimously extended the investigative eyewitness identification safeguards of State v. Henderson, 27 A.3d …

Interactive Lineups Are a Promising New Tool to Improve Accuracy of Suspect Identification by Eyewitnesses by Jo Ellen Nott by Jo Ellen Nott Wrongful convictions are a troubling aspect of the criminal justice system in the United States. Most experts estimate the rate of falsely convicted prisoners to be between …

We’re All Suspects in a DNA Lineup, Waiting to be Matched with a Crime by John W. Whitehead, Nisha Whitehead By John & Nisha Whitehead August 21, 2023 “Make no mistake about it … your DNA can be taken and entered into a national DNA database if you are ever arrested, rightly …

The 24/7 Police Lineup of Face Recognition Technology by Jordan Arizmendi by Jordan Arizmendi If to err is human, how safe should we feel about an algorithm matching a criminal’s picture up against your charming portrait? Clearview AI is the latest software program that promises a near 100% accuracy in …

Ending Eyewitness Memory Contamination by Matthew Clarke Memory-Expert Psychologists Recommend Stopping All In-Court Identification and Repeated Lineups by Matt Clarke The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle is a scientific concept in quantum physics explaining that the position and velocity of a sub-atomic particle can never be truly known because the very act …

Study Finds Interactive Lineup Improves Accuracy of Eyewitness Identification, But Does It Also Increase Likelihood of False Identifications? by Matthew Clarke A team of researchers at the University of Birmingham’s School of Psychology in the U.K. developed interactive lineup software that allows witnesses to view lineup photographs from different angles. They …

Michigan Supreme Court Reverses Murder Conviction Due to Unreliable, Suggestive Showup by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The Supreme Court of Michigan held that a showup identification of the alleged shooter in a murder case was impermissibly suggestive and unreliable. Because the prosecution’s case was “significantly less persuasive” without the …

Six eyewitnesses misidentified a murderer – here’s what went wrong in the lineup by Laura Smalarz by Laura Smalarz, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University, The Conversation, July 4, 2020 Link to Article Below: https://theconversation.com/six-eyewitnesses-misidentified-a-murderer-heres-what-went-wrong-in-the-lineup-134767 On the strength of six eyewitnesses’ lineup identifications, Lydell Grant was sentenced to life in …