In a unique collaboration, law enforcement agencies at all levels of government across New York State have agreed upon new statewide guidelines for identification procedures. The voluntary adoption of the New York State Identification Procedure Guidelines for the showing of photo arrays and lineups to witnesses of crimes was announced on May 19, 2010, by New York State’s District Attorneys and all of the state’s police agencies. These guidelines will result in reliable and fair identifications that will enhance law enforcement’s ability to solve crime and protect the rights of the accused.
The guidelines are the first major project of the District Attorneys Association’s Best Practices Committee. The committee was formed to bring together innovative ideas from disparate parts of the state for the first time. It had its initial meeting in September 2009.1 The Best Practices Committee is made up of district attorneys and experienced assistant district attorneys from 25 counties, including rural, metropolitan and suburban offices.2 As an example of the difference between the counties on the committee, compare Franklin County with a population of 50,000 residents in 1,700 square miles, to Brooklyn with 2.5 million residents in 97 square miles.
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