Vol 14 No 17
Sam Houston State University - A Member of the Text State University System
The Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas teamed up with the Texas Police Chiefs Association to offer “Train the Trainer” programs on a model policy and procedures for eyewitness identification.
The Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas (LEMIT) will team up with the Texas Police Chiefs Association (TPCA) to offer “Train the Trainer” programs for law enforcement agencies across the state on a model policy and procedures for eyewitness identification.
Following several high profile criminal cases overturned by faulty eyewitness identification, the Texas Legislature mandated that all law enforcement agencies that conduct photo or live lineups adopt policies and procedures on the practice by September 2012. The Legislature asked LEMIT at Sam Houston State University to develop a model policy and training that could be used as a resource for law enforcement agencies. LEMIT has scheduled four trainings in Huntsville, Plano and Austin, and the TPCA plans will offer up to eight sessions to train representatives from smaller agencies in the state on the model policy.
“My hope is what they will learn is the application of the eyewitness identification process established through scientific evidence and founded on best practices,” said Dr. Rita Watkins, Executive Director of LEMIT. “With these policies and procedures, they will have the opportunity to develop their own procedures that they can apply in their own communities.”
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