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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 ...
Inaccurate eyewitness identification played a role in nearly three-quarters of the wrongful conviction cases the project has worked on, Jayaram said.
It's been nearly 19 months of freedom for Thomas Clardy after he was released from prison for a 2005 murder. Now, his freedom is in limbo because an Appeals Court reinstated his murder conviction.
Several measures impacting the practice of criminal law are set to take effect this year, from better standards for police lineups to scholarships to encourage more attorneys to become public ...
In 2005, Clardy was convicted of murder at an auto body shop in Madison, Tennessee. The only evidence to support Clardy’s ...
Eyewitness misidentifications have long been a source of wrongful convictions, casting doubt on the reliability of memory in ...
Research and survey data have much to say about police interrogations and the incidence of false confessions. Here are a few ...
A Florida man who spent 34 years in prison for a robbery he allegedly didn’t commit will receive $1.7 million in compensation after his conviction was overturned due to unreliable eyewitness evidence.
Hunting the 7/7 Bombers gives viewers a detailed take on the UK’s 9/11, the worst terrorist attack in the UK to date.