On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Jordan Hayes wrote:
> > Stereotypes can affect memory when identifying criminal suspects
>
> Every cop already knows this; "witnesses" are the weak link in any
> investigation. ANYTHING else is preferred to having just a witness.
>
You don't have to convince cops to convict somebody. You just have to convince jurors who are more or less ignorant about the unreliability of eyewitness testimony. Hence the DNA exonerations.
Miles