Improving Eyewitness Evidence and Avoiding Wrongful Convictions
Date/Time: | Thursday, 01 Mar 2012 at 8:00 pm |
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Location: | Sun Room, Memorial Union |
Cost: | Free |
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Phone: | 515-294-9934 |
Channel: | Lecture Series |
Categories: | Lectures |
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Gary Wellls's findings have been incorporated into standard textbooks in psychology and law, and his research-based proposals on lineup procedures, such as his idea of double-blind lineups, are being increasingly accepted in law enforcement practices. He was a founding member of the U.S. Department of Justice group that developed the first set of national guidelines for eyewitness evidence and co-chaired the panel that wrote the Justice Department training manual for law enforcement on eyewitness identification evidence. Wells holds the title of Distinguished Professor and Stavish Chair in the Social Sciences.