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Title:
Wrongful conviction and exoneration / Lisa Idzikowski, book editor.
Author:
Idzikowski, Lisa, editor.
Publication Information:
New York : Greenhaven Publishing, [2020]

©2020
Call Number:
KF9756 .W758 2019
ISBN:
9781534505155

9781534505162
Series:
At issue

At issue. Crime.
Physical Description:
128 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Wrongful convictions are caused by various factors / Centurion.org -- Criminal justice systems around the world make mistakes / The Cornell Center on the Death Penalty Worldwide -- An in-depth analysis of eyewitness misidentification / The Innocence Project -- Dna evidence can help bring about justice / Elizabeth Webster -- False confessions can be a cause of wrongful conviction / Elaine Cassel -- How can wrongful convictions be overturned? / David Hamer and Gary Edmond -- The death sentence and wrongful conviction / Samuel R. Gross, Barbara O?Brien, Chen Hu, and Edward H. Kennedy -- Crime victims also suffer from wrongful convictions / Seri Irazola, Erin Williamson, Julie Stricker, and Emily Niedzwiecki -- Life after exoneration / Saskia de Melker -- Media controls how the public views crime / Alice Courtauld -- Exonerated individuals may not recoup fines, fees, or court costs / Ian Millhiser.
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