Literature Review

Many experts have known that eyewitness identification is all too susceptible to error, and that scientific studies should guide reforms for identification procedures.

Thesis Statement: Since then hundreds of scientific studies have affirmed that eyewitness identification is often inaccurate and that it can be made more accurate by implementing specific identification reforms.

Because forensic research outcomes can signify the difference between life and death in many situations, deception and other kinds of misconduct in the area are particularly troubling. False testimony, overstated statistics and lab fraud have directed to wrongful conviction in some states. Since forensic evidence is suggested by "experts," ...