Every time an innocent person is exonerated based on DNA testing, law enforcement agencies examine the cause of the wrongful convictions. Many problems contribute to putting innocent lives behind bars, including: misidentification of eyewitnesses, false confessions, imperfect forensic science, and much more (Gould and Leo 18). When a witness is brought into a police station to identify a suspect, it is easy for their memories to be clouded and their judgment to be influenced. This can lead the witness to identify a suspect who is actually innocent. Faulty forensic practices also contribute to wrongful imprisonments. In the past, analysts have been inaccurate due to negligence, testified in court presenting evidence that was not based on science, and participated in misconduct. False confessions are also known to result in illegal convictions. In some cases, police departments participated in transgressions and interrogated their suspects so intensely that they used false confessions to end the interrogation. To imagine that innocent people are languishing in prison is appalling and something must be done. To avoid wrongful convictions, legislatures should form commissions and policies to reform flawed procedures. Commissions must be formed to defend those wrongly convicted and inform the public of the horrific harm done to them. The goal of these commissions is to free those who have been wrongly accused. They strive to find evidence and reasons to exonerate the innocent. Good things can come from the public being informed about serious issues such as wrongful convictions. When people hear about situations like these, they volunteer. Commissions are also a great way to focus on collecting every piece of paper so that wrongful convictions stop. Works Cited Dutelle, Aric W. An Introduction to Crime Scene Investigation. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2011. Print.Garrett, Brandon L. Innocenceproject.org. Innocent Project, nd Web. October 7, 2013. Gould, Jon B. and Leo, Richard A., One Hundred Years Later: Wrongful Convictions After a Century of Research (2010). Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 100, no. 3, 2010; Univ. of San Francisco Law Research Paper No. 2010-28.Hollen, JBV "Wisconsin Department of Justice :: Attorney General JB Van Hollen." Wisconsin Department of Justice :: Attorney General JB Van Hollen. Ministry of Justice, nd Web. November 25, 2013. Scheck, Barry, Peter Neufeld and Jim Dwyer. Actual Innocence: Five Days Before Execution and Other Dispatches of Those Wrongly Convicted. New York: Random House LLC, 2000. Print.