Browder And Cotton's Case Study

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To conclude with, yes, both Browder and Cotton’s cases caused changes to occur within the system. Due to Cotton’s case, they have enforced new rules when conducting eyewitness testimonies. Programs have been created that have shown just how difficult it is to identify an attacker and most people fail in doing so. A double-blind experiment has also been created in lineups meaning that both the victim and the person performing the lineup don’t know if the perpetrator is included or not. Browder’s case, on the other hand, has gone more widespread due to his suicide. In result of his suicide, President Barack Obama issued a bill that banned prisons from placing minors in solitary confinement which essentially was the cause of Browder’s mental