Wrongful conviction : law, science, and policy /

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Main Author: Acker, James R., 1951-
Other Authors: Redlich, Allison D
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham, N.C. : Carolina Academic Press, c2011
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Table of Contents:
  • The problem of wrongful convictions
  • Wrongful convictions and the criminal justice process : decision points and decision makers
  • Eyewitness identification
  • False confessions
  • Prosecutors, police, and preservation of evidence
  • Counsel for the defense
  • Scientific and forensic evidence
  • Informants
  • Adjudication : trials and guilty pleas
  • Capital cases
  • Beyond adjudication : clemency, innocence commissions, and compensation