Almost immediately after suspects were identified in the murder of Barnard College student Tessa Majors in Morningside Park last month, it was reported that the New York City Police Department was being cautious in its investigation due to the parallels between Majors’ tragic death and the Central Park Five case: white, female victim; park setting; multiple black and brown suspects who are minors.

While the NYPD’s caution is encouraging, it is disheartening that law enforcement agencies around the country have not enacted more systemic reforms during the past generation to guarantee that miscarriages of justice—like the wrongful conviction of innocent children—are never repeated.