Does Confidence Matter in Eyewitness Testimonies?
Obtaining accurate eyewitness testimony may be more nuanced than previously thought.
Trials
Eyewitness Testimony Instructions Sort of Work
The state's jury instructions—including a crash course in the psychology of memory—make jurors more skeptical of eyewitness testimony, but not more discerning.
This Week in Very Serious Trials
A round-up of news and research on headline-grabbing court cases.
The Emotions That Prosecutors Elicit to Make Jurors Vote Guilty
Jurors experiencing “moral outrage” will be more likely to convict, and changes in technology are making this a bigger factor.
Could Sober Eyewitnesses Be Less Reliable Than Intoxicated Ones?
A new study out of Sweden throws doubt on the alcohol myopia theory.
Trying the Foot Soldiers of the Holocaust
The final wave of Nazi trials focuses on now-octogenarian pawns of the end game that was the Holocaust.
