New #Podcast! Tune in to our latest #OrionTalks episode, 'The European Registry of Exonerations (EUREX)' featuring Jenny Schell-Leugers of Maastricht University and Linda Geven of Leiden Law School, joining our Senior Fellow Suat Cubukcu. #EUREX #EU #Exoneration Visit: orionpolicy.org/orionforum/293…

Interviewed the co-founders of The European Registry of Exonerations project #OrionTalks. Please listen to our engaging conversation and learn about their incredible efforts to mitigate wrongful convictions. Thanks to Linda Geven Jenny Schell-Leugers & @schneid_teresa.

Hoe krijgen agenten in een politieverhoor de waarheid boven tafel? Lees het nu in het nieuwe artikel van NEMO Kennislink! nemokennislink.nl/publicaties/ni…

This mighty tome is out today! 542 pages detailing practices in 40 countries, all of whom have not been given such prior coverage! Thanks to the 75 chapter authors for their diligence!

This is one not to miss. Facing interrogation tactics that teens should not face, Yusef Abdus Salaam was convicted of a crime he did not commit at the age of 15. If you don't yet know how this tragedy ties into the U.S. Presidential race, then you're in for quite an eye-opening

No proposal or manuscript is ever perfect, but to be effective, it does eventually need to be finished. Nothing we submit will ever be as good as it *could* be and just recognizing that can be an important step forward. Perfection is not the goal. Finished is the goal.

Excited for the opening of the academic year! @MaastrichtYA Maastricht University

I am giving a talk at the PAS (Pleasure, Arts and Science) Festival in Maastricht tomorrow! Come check out my research if you are around :-) Maastricht University UM Faculty of Science and Engineering

“Robert’s fate is now at the mercy of the Governor. He and the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles are the only ones standing in the way of a horrific and irreversible mistake: the execution of an innocent man."

Innocent citizens behind bars in Europe—it could happen to anyone. Legal psychologist Jenny Schell-Leugers urges: if you're ever detained, get a lawyer and stay silent. A new database aims to reveal the true scope of wrongful convictions. Read more: tinyurl.com/22eu7sy2

Broken Trust cato.org/policy-analysi… via Cato Institute This is huge! Leading libertarian think-tank condemns the use of deception during police interrogations. This should provide fuel for statewide efforts to ban or limit the use of deceptive tactics during interrogations.

Good news to start the weekend: Our next police article has been published: Police interviewing in Taiwan: A self-report survey of practices and beliefs tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… #suspectinterviews #policeinterviewing

#MarcellusWilliams is only THREE days away from being executed for a crime he didn’t commit. We need you to use your platform to stop this cruel, irreversible mistake before it’s too late. ⁠ Though the governor's office is closed today, you can tweet and e-mail Gov. Parson now

This is it. We only have TWO DAYS to stop Missouri from executing #MarcellusWilliams, an innocent man.⁠ ⁠ Though @GovParsonMO's office is closed today, we can’t let a single moment go by where we’re not urging him to take action. Email, tweet, and contact his office now:

Wandel met ons mee op 29 november bij Maastricht! Slow Science Hikes biedt academici de mogelijkheid om op een ongedwongen manier collega’s te ontmoeten, uit verschillende fasen in hun loopbaan en uit uiteenlopende disciplines. Aanmelden kan via de website bit.ly/47vZelS

This documentary explores how police interrogation techniques, like the Reid technique, led innocent people to confess to crimes they didn’t commit. Featuring expert Saul Kassin, it’s a must-watch. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=Tg01QJ… #FalseConfessions #JusticeReform

1/ 🚨 Day 16 of our #APB Winter 2025 spotlight! 🚨 Today’s feature focuses on false confessions, written by Henry Otgaar, Jenny Schell-Leugers, Mark Howe, Ale De La Fuente Vilar, Dr. Sanne Houben, & Harald Merckelbach. A thread🧵👇 #FalseConfessions #PoliceInterviews

Eyewitness memory isn’t perfect. In 1984, Jennifer Thompson mistakenly identified Ronald Cotton as her attacker, leading to his wrongful conviction. After 10.5 years, DNA evidence exonerated him. Watch this story: youtube.com/watch?v=DZscku… #EyewitnessTestimony #WrongfulConviction