New Efforts to Reduce Wrongful Convictions
Recently, the International Association of Police Chiefs, along with the Justice Department and the Innocence Project, met to develop guidelines for case investigations and review of innocence claims in order to cut down on wrongful convictions. They are developing many different efforts to achieve this goal. One hope is to adopt a tool that will identify “high-risk” cases for wrongful conviction. Additionally, they are setting standards for eyewitness identification since it has been proven that present tactics yield a high percentage of misidentifications. They are also working to ensure that agencies become more responsive to those who protest their conviction claiming innocence. Policies such as these have already been adopted in cities such as Baltimore and Dallas.
To read more on the subject, view the article here.
Source: forensicmag.com
Citation:
Hsu, S. (December 2, 2013). Police chiefs lead effort to prevent wrongful convictions by altering investigative practices. The Washington Post. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/police-chiefs-urge-changes-to-photo-lineups-other-tools-to-prevent-wrongful-convictions/2013/12/02/5d8e9af2-5b69-11e3-bf7e-f567ee61ae21_story.html
[Abstract written by Alex Mitzel, ForensIQ Intern]
