In a previous Forensic View (Sharps, 2020), we discussed the fact that eyewitness memory is not a solid record of the past. Eyewitness memories, like other memories, change—memories become shorter, ...
Dozens of people across California have been wrongly convicted of crimes largely because of law enforcement officers’ flawed handling of eyewitness evidence. Courts have found instances of ...
Northern California Innocence Project found 2020 law to prevent wrongful incarceration is not being followed. SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 24, 2024 – The Northern California Innocence Project (NCIP) ...
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Nobody’s perfect, and everyone makes mistakes — including eyewitnesses to crimes. The difference for eyewitnesses, though, is that those mistakes can cost innocent people their ...