Preventing Wrongful Convictions: An Analysis of State Investigation Reforms
| Autor: | James R. Acker, Allison D. Redlich, Carmen Lowe, Catherine L. Bonventre, Robert J. Norris |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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050901 criminology 05 social sciences Innocence Criminology State (polity) Political science State policy Law Criminal justice policy Conviction 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0509 other social sciences Eyewitness identification 050104 developmental & child psychology media_common Criminal justice |
| Zdroj: | Criminal Justice Policy Review. 30:597-626 |
| ISSN: | 1552-3586 0887-4034 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0887403416687359 |
| Popis: | As more innocents are exonerated and researchers learn more about the causes of wrongful convictions, criminal justice practices have been altered to reduce the number of erroneous convictions, although reforms have varied widely in scope and substance throughout the nation. In this article, we provide an analysis of state-level investigative reforms important to the production of wrongful convictions as of mid-2016. Specifically, we collect and describe reform efforts in three investigatory areas: eyewitness identification, forensics, and interrogations. We then discuss wrongful conviction reforms and the innocence movement more generally, focusing on the importance of continued research into wrongful convictions as a critical policy issue in criminal justice. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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