Citing the vagaries of human memory and a host of other factors, the state Supreme Court on Wednesday changed the rules for trial judges and juries considering eyewitness identification of suspects in ...

Eyewitness identification remains a pivotal yet complex facet of criminal investigations and legal proceedings. Research in this area spans from the cognitive processes underlying face recognition to ...

Citing the vagaries of human memory and a host of other factors, the New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday changed the rules for trial judges and juries considering eyewitness identification of ...

In previous posts on this page and elsewhere (e.g., Sharps, 2022, 2024), we have seen that eyewitness memories of crimes and suspects can be altered after the fact as time goes by and as witnesses ...

The first homicide of the year in Indianapolis has left a 17-year-old young man dead and his family searching for answers.

Science has provided an increasingly clear picture of the inherent limits in human visual perception and memory that can lead to errors in eyewitness identification. While the law enforcement ...

UPDATE (5/7/2025): Senate Bill 141 was signed into law by Governor Mike Braun on May 1. (WXIN/WTTV) — When police roll up on a crime scene, the first people they seek out are eyewitnesses to explain ...

An assessment of research into eyewitness identification and related law enforcement practices by the National Academy of Sciences recommends many of the same written standards and procedures urged ...

For 25 years, Leon Benson remained locked up in an Indiana state prison — including 11 in solitary confinement — for a murder he didn’t commit while his young children grew up without a father and the ...