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September 7, 2011

Eye Witness Testimony (EWT) and the CLOA

Filed under: Psychology — Tags: , , , , — Peter Anthony @ 10:53 pm

A Scientific American blogger has just posted an excellent summary article on recent developments regarding EWT and the US legal system. He writes that

Now, the courts seem to be finally catching up with the science. The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday overhauled the way its state’s eyewitness testimonies would be treated. The ruling is aimed to “educate jurors about factors that can lead to misidentifications,” Chief Justice Stuart Rabner said, The New York Times reported.

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