Focus Area: Accuracy of Evidence in Criminal Cases
Jurisdictions that Record Police Interrogations
Bolin v. Gittere
AI and Criminal Procedure Rights: A Response to the National Institute of Justice Request for Input
AI and Criminal Procedure Rights: A Response to the National Institute of Justice Request for Input Brandon L. Garrett, Alicia Carriquiry, Karen Kafadar, Robin Mejia, Cynthia Rudin, Nicholas Scurich, and Hal Stern wrote this memo in response to NIJ’s request for public input regarding the response to Executive Order 14110, regarding the use of artificial […]
California v. Tidd
Judging Firearms Evidence
Judging Firearms Evidence For over a hundred years, firearms examiners have testified that they can conclusively identify the source of a bullet or cartridge case. In recent years, however, research scientists have called into question the validity and reliability of such testimony. In this article published in the Southern California Law Review, the authors detail over […]
The Right to a Glass Box: Rethinking the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Criminal Justice
The Right to a Glass Box: Rethinking the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Criminal Justice As governments and corporations use AI more pervasively, one of the most troubling trends is that developers so often design it to be a “black box.” Designers create AI models too complex for people to understand or they conceal how […]
New Insights on Expert Opinion About Eyewitness Memory Research
New Insights on Expert Opinion About Eyewitness Memory Research In this article published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, the authors surveyed 76 experimental psychologists for their opinions on eyewitness memory phenomena. They compared these current expert opinions to expert opinions from the past several decades. They found that experts today share many of the same opinions as […]