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The Changing Landscape of Defendant Identifications (Criminal Law Symposium 2026 Capital Case session)

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  • Start Date:2026-06-05 10:00:00
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  • Level:Intermediate
  • Topics:Criminal

$79.00 ProPass

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This program is eligible for 1 hour of CLE credit in 60-minute states. In 50-minute states, this program is eligible for 1.2 hours of CLE credit. Credit hours are estimated and are subject to each state’s approval and credit rounding rules.

Overview

Traditionally, eyewitnesses primarily identified believed-to-be perpetrators by viewing a police showup or lineup. Due to rapid technological advancement, possible perpetrators can now be initially identified in additional ways. For example, possible perpetrators may be identified via facial recognition programs that match CCTV crime images to potential suspects or by eyewitnesses who believe they have seen the perpetrator before and access social media to confirm their identity. This presentation will first review the science relating to traditional eyewitness identifications. This presentation will additionally review what is empirically and practically known about facial recognition programs that may be used within police investigations, along with familiar eyewitness identifications involving the use of social media.

Recorded in June 2026.

Faculty

Prof. Jonathan P. Vallano, PhD

Jonathan P. Vallano holds a doctorate in Psychology with a specialization in Legal Psychology from Florida International University. He is currently an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg, where he teaches and conducts research, along with teaching a Psychology and Law course within the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. His scholarly and applied interests encompass the broad areas of eyewitness memory and identification, police interviewing tactics, and juror decision-making. He has published articles on these topics in peer-reviewed journals, along with consulting on legal cases, including serving as an expert witness on eyewitness memory/identification.

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