Wrongful conviction [[electronic resource] ] : international perspectives on miscarriages of justice / / C. Ronald Huff and Martin Killias, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454162303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Philadelphia, : Temple University Press, 2008
• ISBN: 1-281-97320-3; 1-59213-647-8; 9786611973209
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (327 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HuffC. Ronald; KilliasMartin
• Disciplina: 347/.012
• Soggetti: Judicial error; Justice, Administration of; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS; Part I Cross-National Perspectives and Issues; 1 Introduction C. Ronald Huff and Martin Killias; 2 Wrongful Conviction and Moral Panic: National and International Perspectives on Organized Child Sexual Abuse Randall Grometstein; 3 Judicial Error and Forensic Science: Pondering the Contribution of DNA Evidence Beatrice Schiffer and Christophe Champod; Part II North American Perspectives and Issues; 4 Wrongful Convictions in the United States C. Ronald Huff; 5 The Adversary System and Wrongful Conviction Marvin Zalman; 6 Fatal Errors: Compelling Claims of Executions of the Innocent in the Post-Furman Era William S. Lofquist and Talia R. Harmon7 The Fallibility of Justice in Canada: A Critical Examination of Conviction Review Kathryn M. Campbell; Part III European and Israeli Perspectives and Issues; 8 Wrongful Convictions in Switzerland: The Experience of a Continental Law Country Martin Killias; 9 The Vulnerability of Dutch Criminal Procedure to Wrongful Conviction Chrisje Brants; 10 Criminal Justice and Miscarriages of Justice in England and Wales Clive Walker and Carole McCartney; 11 A Comparative Analysis of Prosecution in Germany and the United ; Kingdom: Searching for Truth or Getting a Conviction? Isabel Kessler12 Wrongful Convictions in France: The Limits of "Pourvoien Révision" Nathalie Dongois; 13 The Sanctity of Criminal Law: Thoughts and Reflections on Wrongful Conviction in Israel Arye Rattner; 14 Wrongful Convictions in Poland: From the Communist Era to the Rechtstaat Experience Emil W. Plywaczewski, Adam Górski,and Andrzej Sakowicz; Part IV Conclusions; 15 Wrongful Conviction: Conclusions from an International Overview C. Ronald Huff and Martin KilliasContributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Imperfections in the criminal justice system have long intrigued the general public and worried scholars and legal practitioners. In Wrongful Conviction, criminologists C. Ronald Huff and Martin Killias present an important collection of essays that analyzes cases of injustice across an array of legal systems, with contributors from North America, Europe and Israel. This collection includes a number of well-developed public-policy recommendations intended to reduce the instances of courts punishing innocents. It also offers suggestions for compensating more fairly those who are