Eyewitness Identification Task Force
Substitute House Bill No. 6344, Public Act No. 11-252 established an Eyewitness Identification Task Force 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.
Contact
- c/o Joint Committee on Judiciary
- Legislative Office Building, Room 2500
- Hartford, CT 06106
- (860) 240‑0530
Eyewitness Identification Task Force
Information
- Final Report
- Witness Instructions ‑ Identification Procedures
- Police Officer Standards and Training Council Mandatory Uniform Policy Eyewitness Identification Procedures
- Retired Justice to Head Eyewitness Identification Task Force
- Rep. Fox Welcomes National Eyewitness ID Expert
- Eyewitness Task Force Welcomes National Expert
- Study: Changes to Criminal Lineups Make Witnesses More Reliable
- DNA Policy, Eyewitness Panels & The Future Of Connecticut's State Crime Lab Colin McEnroe Show
Documents and Meetings
Wellesley Police Department Procedures
Middlesex District Attorney's Office Guidelines and Forms
Dallas, Texas Eyewitness Identification Procedures
October 4, 2012
January 12, 2012
December 13, 2011
November 30, 2011
November 16, 2011
November 2, 2011
October 19, 2011
- A decision by Judge Prescott of the Superiior Court
- Agenda
- American Psychological Association Brief in Perry v New Hampshire
- Arresting the Right Person, The Role of the Police
- Dr. Gary Wells Presentation
- Getting it Right - Improving the Accuracy and Reliability of the Criminal Justice System in MA
- Jurisdictions That Use Double-Blind Sequential Presentation of Lineups
- MA Major City Chiefs Best Practices in Eyewitness Identificaiton and the Reocrding of Suspect Interviews
- Minutes
September 21, 2011
