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When justice fails : causes and consequences of wrongful convictions / Robert J. Norris, George Mason University, Catherine L. Bonventre, North Carolina A&T State University, James R. Acker, University at Albany, SUNY.

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"Wrongful convictions have become a prominent concern in state and federal systems of justice. As thousands of innocent prisoners have been freed in the United States in the past few decades, social science researchers and legal actors have produced a wealth of new insights about how and why mi...

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Main Authors: Norris, Robert J. (Author), Bonventre, Catherine L. (Author), Acker, James R., 1951- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham, North Carolina : Carolina Academic Pres, [2021]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Judicial error > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
Justice pénale > Administration > États-Unis.
Erreur judiciaire > États-Unis.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Judicial error.
United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Wrongful convictions: introduction and overview
  • Criminal justice and wrongful convictions in social context
  • Eyewitness identification
  • False confessions
  • Unreliable and false guilty pleas
  • Forensic science evidence
  • Incentivized informants and snitches
  • Government actors: police and prosecutors
  • Defense attorneys
  • No-crime cases
  • Detecting and correcting miscarriages of justice
  • The aftermath of wrongful convictions: reintegration and compensation
  • Actual perpetrators: public safety and monetary considerations
  • Wrongful convictions: continuing and future challenges
  • Glossary
  • Index.

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