(THE CONVERSATION) Eyewitness memory has come under a lot of scrutiny in recent years, as organizations such as the Innocence Project suggest it was a key piece of information in as many as 75% of ...

"If you see something, say something." That's a powerful message, one that encourages all of us upstanding citizens to come forward and help police prevent or solve crimes. Things that, in years past, ...

For those concerned about ensuring accurate eyewitness testimony and avoiding wrongful convictions based on sincere but mistaken evidence, one can paraphrase Charles Dickens in describing the current ...

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that defendants can use expert witnesses to explain the potential flaws in eyewitness identification. This decision reversed a Boone County man's conviction for indecent ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ben Cotterill, Clemson University (THE CONVERSATION) Eyewitness memory has come under ...