Connecticut General Assembly - Eyewitness Identification Task Force

Eyewitness Identification Task Force

The Eyewitness Identification Task Force (PA 11-252) was created to study issues concerning eyewitness identification in criminal investigations and the use of sequential live and photo lineups. The task force shall examine: (1) The science of sequential methods of conducting a live lineup and a photo lineup, (2) the use of sequential lineups in other states, (3) the practical implications of a state law mandating sequential lineups, and (4) such other topics as the task force deems appropriate relating to eyewitness identification and the provision of sequential lineups.

Final Report
Final Report
Eyewitness Procedures and Forms
Witness Instructions - Identification Procedures Model Standard Identification Procedure Record and Form Police Officer Standards and Training Council Mandatory Uniform Policy Eyewitness Identification Procedures
Contact Information	Related Documents
Membership Eyewitness Identification Task Force c/o Joint Committee on Judiciary Room 2500, Legislative Office Building Hartford, CT 06106 Phone: 860-240-0530	Middlesex District Attorney's Office Guidelines and Forms Wellesley Police Department Procedures Chief Lovello's presentation before the Connecticut Eyewitness Identification Task Force Dr. Wells' Presentation to the Eyewitness Identification Task Force (10/19/11) Memo by Deputy Chief Brooks of Wellesley, MA Dallas, TX Eyewitness Identification Procedures Durham, NC Police Department Eyewitness Identification Procedures Getting it Right - Improving the Accuracy and Reliability of the Criminal Justice System in Massachusetts Massachusetts Major City Chiefs Best Practices in Eyewitness Identification and the Recording of Suspect Interviews Arresting the Right Person; The Role of the Police in Eyewitness Identification Reform American Psychological Association Brief in Perry v. New Hampshire A decision by Judge Prescott of the Superior Court Jurisdictions That Use Double-Blind Sequential Presentation of Lineups (From the Innocence Project) Hennepin County ID Pilot Program Illinois ID Pilot Program Steblay, Dysart, Wells 2011 Meta-Analysis A Test of the Simultaneous vs. Sequential Lineup Methods" State v. Larry R. Henderson OLR Research Report - Summary of New Jersey Case on Eyewitness Identification Links and Materials
Meeting Agendas
11/30/2011 11/16/2011 11/02/2011 10/19/2011 09/21/2011
Minutes
10/04/2012 1/12/2012 12/13/2011 11/30/2011 11/16/2011 11/02/2011 10/19/2011 09/21/2011
Meeting Video
10/04/2012 2/01/2012 1/12/2012 12/13/2011 11/16/2011 11/02/2011 10/20/2011 09/21/2011
In the News
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