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Injecting Science Into Police Lineups
The same experimental standards that apply to scientific research could also be applied to police lineups to improve the accuracy of eyewitness identifications, says APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Gary L. Wells.
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A New Look at the Killing of Kitty Genovese: The Science of False Confessions
Kitty Genovese’s murder caught the attention of the public and psychological scientists alike, but new research indicates we’ve had the story all wrong for the last 50 years.
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REMEMBERING THE MURDER YOU DIDN’T COMMIT
The New Yorker: When Ada JoAnn Taylor is tense, she thinks she can feel the fabric of a throw pillow in the pads of her fingers. Taylor has suffered from tactile flashbacks for three decades.
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Police Are Less Respectful Toward Black Drivers, Report Finds
The New York Times: Police officers are significantly less respectful and consistently ruder toward black motorists during routine traffic stops than they are toward white drivers, a paper released this week found. The paper, published
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Racial ‘disparity’ in police respect
BBC: Scientists developed a way to measure levels of respect, based on the officers’ language during routine traffic stops in Oakland City. The study is published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It
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Scientists Hunt Hard Evidence On How Cop Cameras Affect Behavior
NPR: New York City is set to begin giving body cameras to its police officers on Thursday. Under the police department’s pilot program, 1,200 officers in 20 precincts will receive the cameras. The officers will
