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2017

Forensic evidence

Northern Illinois University

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Wrongful Convictions And Their Causes: An Annotated Bibliography, Clanitra Stewart Nejdl Jun 2017

Wrongful Convictions And Their Causes: An Annotated Bibliography, Clanitra Stewart Nejdl

Northern Illinois University Law Review

This Annotated Bibliography directs attorneys to relevant, select legal periodical articles written from 2010 to 2016 on wrongful convictions and their causes. The authors focus on five major causes that lead to wrongful convictions, as evidenced by the literature. Part I of the Annotated Bibliography focuses on resources that discuss false confessions as a cause of wrongful convictions. Part II discusses resources that address the role of police and prosecutorial practices, including misconduct, in wrongful convictions. Part III provides articles on eyewitness and jailhouse informant issues related to wrongful convictions. Part IV contains articles that deal with how forensic evidence …


Wrongful Convictions And Their Causes: An Annotated Bibliography, Clanitra Stewart Nejdl Jan 2017

Wrongful Convictions And Their Causes: An Annotated Bibliography, Clanitra Stewart Nejdl

College of Law Faculty Publications

This Annotated Bibliography directs attorneys to relevant, select legal periodical articles written from 2010 to 2016 on wrongful convictions and their causes. The authors focus on five major causes that lead to wrongful convictions, as evidenced by the literature. Part I of the Annotated Bibliography focuses on resources that discuss false confessions as a cause of wrongful convictions. Part II discusses resources that address the role of police and prosecutorial practices, including misconduct, in wrongful convictions. Part III provides articles on eyewitness and jailhouse informant issues related to wrongful convictions. Part IV contains articles that deal with how forensic evidence …