Eyewitness Identification: The State of the Field and Best Practices
Presented by Dr. Curt Carlson
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Course Description
Length: 1h 2min Published: 8/25/2025 
In this course, Dr. Carlson will present a broad overview of what scientific research has discovered about eyewitness identification, and the resulting best practices recommendations for police. Specifically, he will cover the essential findings regarding how eyewitness memory is affected by: (a) aspects of the crime (e.g., distance, lighting, cross-race effect, weapon focus effect) and (b) police interactions with the eyewitness, including the identification procedure (e.g., showups, lineups). Based on this research, there are currently nine core recommendations from the scientific field of eyewitness identification to police, and Dr. Carlson will cover each of these. He will include information about what eyewitness evidence is actually probative of suspect guilt versus innocence.
Learning Objectives
* Understand the science behind eyewitness identification research
* Know the factors at the time of the crime that affect eyewitness identification
* Learn what police should and should not do to impact eyewitness identification
* Get the current research-based recommendations to the criminal justice system
* Know what eyewitness evidence is probative of a criminal defendant’s guilt versus innocence
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Presented By:
Dr. Curt Carlson
College Station, TX
903.886.5940
curt.carlson@etamu.edu
