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Analyzing Wrongful Convictions Beyond The Traditional Canonical List Of Errors, For Enduring Structural And Sociological Attributes, (Juveniles, Racism, Adversary System, Policing Policies), Leona D. Jochnowitz, Tonya Kendall
Analyzing Wrongful Convictions Beyond The Traditional Canonical List Of Errors, For Enduring Structural And Sociological Attributes, (Juveniles, Racism, Adversary System, Policing Policies), Leona D. Jochnowitz, Tonya Kendall
Touro Law Review
Researchers identify possible structural causes for wrongful convictions: racism, justice system culture, adversary system, plea bargaining, media, juvenile and mentally impaired accused, and wars on drugs and crime. They indicate that unless the root causes of conviction error are identified, the routine explanations of error (e.g., eyewitness identifications; false confessions) will continue to re-occur. Identifying structural problems may help to prevent future wrongful convictions. The research involves the coding of archival data from the Innocence Project for seventeen cases, including the one for the Central Park Five exonerees. The data were coded by Hartwick College and Northern Vermont University students …
Wrongful Conviction Claims Under Section 1983, Martin A. Schwartz, Robert W. Pratt Honorable
Wrongful Conviction Claims Under Section 1983, Martin A. Schwartz, Robert W. Pratt Honorable
Touro Law Review
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Wrongful Conviction Claims Under Section 1983, Martin A. Schwartz, Robert W. Pratt
Wrongful Conviction Claims Under Section 1983, Martin A. Schwartz, Robert W. Pratt
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