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Conviction Integrity Units Revisited, Barry Scheck
Conviction Integrity Units Revisited, Barry Scheck
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“Conviction Integrity Unit” has become a brand name that has good public relations value for an elected official. But what does it really mean? Is it just a fashion accessory, a flashy but empty appellation intended to convey the idea that the office is extremely serious about correcting wrongful convictions and holding its own members accountable for errors or acts of misconduct, but really is not? Is conviction integrity nothing more than a passing fad, a nebulous slogan without real meaning that is good for propaganda purposes, but will not bring about any serious change in the way business is …
Reconsidering Pre-Indictment Publicity: Racialized Crime News, Grand Juries And Tamir Rice, Bryan Adamson
Reconsidering Pre-Indictment Publicity: Racialized Crime News, Grand Juries And Tamir Rice, Bryan Adamson
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"This Article examines pre-indictment publicity or, more accurately, grand jury subject-matter relevant media publicity. It examines the Rice shooting and Loehmann-Garmback grand jury process to determine, from a legal and policy perspective, what should be done to safeguard the integrity of the grand jury process in which police officers are investigatory targets for alleget use of lethal force, when the controversy is racially-charged, and where the media demonstrates pro-law enforcement and anti-minority bias."