PORTLAND, Ore. – The American legal system offers few moments as dramatic as an eyewitness to a crime pointing his finger across a crowded courtroom at a defendant. The problem is that decades of ...

Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode "How does your brain perceive the world?" Psychologist John Wixted says that through the course of a criminal investigation, an eyewitnesses memory can be ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — An Arkansas psychology professor testified Friday there has been research and several studies on the reliability of eyewitness identification, depending on variety of circumstances, ...

The book examines the scientific factors that influence eyewitness accuracy and explores ways research in psychology can help improve the reliability of identifications.

Despite great variation among different countries’ legal systems, some challenges — such as problems with forensic science and eyewitness testimony — stretch across borders. The U.S. National Academy ...

For decades, eyewitness identification was considered the gold standard when it came to evidence used to gain a conviction. In the famous courtroom drama "12 Angry Men," rated by the American Bar ...

An article recently posted on the University of Colorado Boulder website demonstrated the potential of artificial ...

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court refused to put new legal limits on the use of questionable eyewitness testimony at trials, ruling Wednesday that juries must weigh the evidence and decide what is true.

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court declined Wednesday to extend constitutional safeguards against the use of some eyewitness testimony at criminal trials, despite concerns that eyewitness ...

If you start reading this blog it won't take you long to figure out that I am not a fan of eyewitness testimony. Most people (including jurors and prosecutors) believe eyewitness testimony is ...