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Austin PD to create eyewitness ID policy

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The stories of dozens of innocent men falsely convicted by mistaken victims and eyewitnesses in photo lineups are beginning to spur law enforcement to become more professional in this area.The Texas Legislature is responding - legislation to require law enforcement agencies to have written eyewitness ID policies yesterday passed out of the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee after already clearing the Senate. Now, Austin PD is taking the hint and creating a written policy on their own without waiting for legislative prompting. The Travis County Sheriff may follow suit, reports the Austin Statesman ("Austin police developing photo lineup policies," May 8):Austin police officials said detectives use photo lineups dozens of times each month in cases that include homicides, sexual assaults and burglaries...continue to full post

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