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Effective Literature Search Student’s Name Professor’s Name Institutional Affiliations Course Name and Number Due Date Effective Literature Search Forensic psychology applies in diverse contexts within the criminal justice sector to determine the accuracy of evidence presented for prosecuting varied cases. Determining the accuracy of eyewitness testimonies has become a highly debated issue due to varied problems, including false memories, misleading questioning by law enforcement officers, and the forgetting curve. As a result, issues have emerged about the need to apply appropriate forensic approaches to avert the likelihood of overlooking inaccuracies that may trigger wrongful convictions. Thus, this research explores three news articles related to eyewitness testimonies and their contributions to the criminal justice sector. News Articles Descriptions Bushwick’s news article (2021) explores the shortcomings of eyewitness testimonies and highlights the need to introduce digital models to improve their accuracy. The resource provides a detailed account of the dynamic aspects that make the information presented by the eyewitness questionable. For instance, Bushwick (2021) states that the recognition that humans find it challenging to form precise recollections of events when encountering fraught situations demonstrates the reasons why other more scientific evidence, such as DNA, absolves individuals convicted using such testimonies. As a result, researchers have introduced other technological mechanics to improve eyewitnesses’ recall capacity. Such aspects comprise digital technologies that formulate 3-D models. Experts can manipulate these digital outputs to match specific elements of the scenario when the crime was occurring, increasing the recall accuracy. Although critics may question the integration of such approaches to guide the witness in the identification process, Bushwick (2021) notes that it significantly boosts accuracy and minimizes errors. Thus, such information reveals the developments that have transformed the quality of information arising from such individuals. The second selected article appeared on the Texas Public Radio website in April 2024. The author, Osibamowo, emphasizes the continued doubt about the accuracy of witness testimonies. According to Osibamowo (2024), although in some situations, the evidence arising from eyewitnesses can demonstrate significant reliability, it emerges as unreliable in others. The author uses this viewpoint to expose the shortcomings that led to Charles Don Flores’ wrongful conviction in 1998 using information from a hypnotized witness. Flores’ attorney highlights the possibl...