2008, ISBN: 9780814732267

Beyond Exonerating the Innocent: Author on WAMU Radio Convicted Yet Innocent: The Legal Times Review Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2008 DNA testing and advances in forensic scienc… Altro …

Beyond Exonerating the Innocent: Author on WAMU Radio Convicted Yet Innocent: The Legal Times Review Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2008 DNA testing and advances in forensic science have shaken the foundations of the U.S. criminal justice system. One of the most visible results is the exoneration of inmates who were wrongly convicted and incarcerated, many of them sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit. This has caused a quandary for many states: how can claims of innocence be properly investigated and how can innocent inmates be reliably distinguished from the guilty? In answer, some states have created ?innocence commissions? to establish policies and provide legal assistance to the improperly imprisoned. The Innocence Commission describes the creation and first years of the Innocence Commission for Virginia (ICVA), the second innocence commission in the nation and the first to conduct a systematic inquiry into all cases of wrongful conviction. Written by Jon B. Gould, the Chair of the ICVA, who is a professor of justice studies and an attorney, the author focuses on twelve wrongful conviction cases to show how and why wrongful convictions occur, what steps legal and state advocates took to investigate the convictions, how these prisoners were ultimately freed, and what lessons can be learned from their experiences. Gould recounts how a small band of attorneys and other advocates ? in Virginia and around the country ? have fought wrongful convictions in court, advanced the subject of wrongful convictions in the media, and sought to remedy the issue of wrongful convictions in the political arena. He makes a strong case for the need for Innocence Commissions in every state, showing that not only do Innocence Commissions help to identify weaknesses in the criminal justice system and offer workable improvements, but also protect society by helping to ensure that actual perpetrators are expeditiously identified, arrested, and brought to trial. Eve ... Books, [PU: New York University Press]<

2009, ISBN: 9780814732267

Shows how and why wrongful convictions occur, what steps advocates took to investigate convictions, and how prisoners were ultimately exonerated Buch (fremdspr.) Jon B. Gould Taschenbuch… Altro …

Shows how and why wrongful convictions occur, what steps advocates took to investigate convictions, and how prisoners were ultimately exonerated Buch (fremdspr.) Jon B. Gould Taschenbuch, New York University Press, 01.11.2009, New York University Press, 2009<

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2009, ISBN: 9780814732267

Preventing Wrongful Convictions and Restoring the Criminal Justice System, Buch, Softcover, [PU: New York University Press], New York University Press, 2009

2009, ISBN: 9780814732267

Preventing Wrongful Convictions and Restoring the Criminal Justice System, Softcover, Buch, [PU: New York University Press]