093_HB3343
LRB093 09597 RLC 09835 b
1 AN ACT in relation to criminal law.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Code of Criminal Procedure of 1963 is
5 amended by adding Section 115-21 as follows:
6 (725 ILCS 5/115-21 new)
7 Sec. 115-21. Peace officer training. Each peace officer
8 involved in investigating a homicide case shall receive
9 periodic training in the following areas and each law
10 enforcement agency shall retain experts on these topics to
11 conduct the training and prepare training manuals for use by
12 peace officers:
13 (1) the risk of false testimony by in-custody
14 informants;
15 (2) the risks of false testimony by accomplice
16 witnesses;
17 (3) the dangers of tunnel vision or confirmatory bias;
18 (4) the risks of wrongful convictions in homicide cases;
19 (5) police investigative and interrogation methods;
20 (6) forensic evidence; and
21 (7) the risks of false confessions.