Everybody knows that the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the r...

Ripple effects bias parties, contaminate "independent" evidence  Michael Crowe , age 14, falsely confessing to murdering his...

Take a minute to examine this display of composites. Notice the wide variations in features -- eyes, apparent age, bone structure, etc. ...

A special issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science showcasing the latest psychological research applied to the legal system ha...

The February issue offers a cutting-edge roundup of psychology-law topics, with contributions from many luminaries. Click on an author link...

30 years in prison for rape he did not commit He could have been free six years ago. But he could not get past even the first of the sex off...

I had intended to limit my dispatches from the American Psychological Association convention in San Diego to forensic highlights. But I woul...

No, not beer. Or soda. Or abs. Six-pack photo lineups -- perhaps the single largest cause of wrongful convictions. Frustrated with a string ...

Test your knowledge: 1. In the entire world, how many children are serving sentences of life without parole for crimes committed when they w...

Amid renewed national controversy over capital punishment, the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice is holding publi...

On Sept. 19 , I posted that California could lead the way in criminal justice reform if our governor signed three innovative initiatives the...

But courts retain broad discretion to decide An Illinois appeals court has overturned a man's conviction because the trial court did not...

The highly publicized exonerations of hundreds of convicts through DNA technology is leading to rapid and sweeping legal changes around the ...

Three bills on Governor's desk Three of the most common causes of wrongful conviction are mistaken eyewitness identification, false conf...

Much is happening in the news, but I'm too busy to go into depth at the moment. So I’m posting highlights, with links to more in-depth c...