11/09/05--Boston College Law School Professor Robert Bloom served as a panelist for the Eyewitnesses and Informants discussion at the recent American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Fall Meeting on November 4th in Baltimore, Maryland.

The Eyewitnesses and Informants Panel explored both the social scientific research and the on-the-ground reform efforts that have been made to minimize the risks of wrongful convictions being caused by mistaken eyewitness identifications and flawed informants’ testimony.

The American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Fall Meeting is the national gathering place for prosecutors, defense lawyers, academics, judges and others involved in criminal justice. Because the Section gathers the perspectives of all the players in the criminal justice field, the conference provides a unique opportunity to obtain balanced knowledge and insight into the complex criminal justice issues that face the nation.

The Section provides valuable and thoughtfully crafted policy and education to its members, to the ABA, to the legal profession overall, and to the country.

Conference attendees have the opportunity to participate in a multitude of CLE programs, Section Committee meetings and the Section Council meeting where important matters of criminal justice policy is debated and substantive presentations are made.