Convicted but innocent [[electronic resource] ] : wrongful conviction and public policy / / C. Ronald Huff, Arye Rattner, Edward Sagarin

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910478862703321
• Autore: Huff C. Ronald
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; ; London, : SAGE, c1996
• ISBN: 1-322-41356-8; 1-4522-2117-0; 0-8039-5953-2; 0-585-25444-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (205 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): RattnerArye; SagarinEdward <1913-1986.>
• Disciplina: 347.3055; 364.1092273
• Soggetti: Judicial error - United States; False imprisonment - United States; Criminal justice, Administration of - United States; 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 (p. 162-166) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover ; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 - With Apologies to the Prisoner; Defining the Convicted Innocents; Where Doubt Remains; Declared Innocent, and Still Incarcerated; Chapter 2 - Causes Celebres; A Nineteenth-Century Case: The Dreyfus Affair; The Scottsboro Boys; The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping; The Sad Saga of Isidore Zimmerman; Randall Dale Adams: Injustice in Dallas; ""Ivan the Terrible,"" or a Terrible Case of Mistaken Identity?; Chapter 3 - How Could This Have Happened ? The Causes and Prevalence of Wrongful Conviction; How Does It Happen?; Eyewitness Error Prosecutorial and Police Misconduct and Errors; Plea Bargaining; Community Pressure for Conviction; Inadequacy of Counsel; Accusations Against the Innocent by the Guilty; Criminal Records; Race as a Factor; Chapter 4 - What Did They Really See? The Problems of Eyewitness Identification; Psychological Factors; Systemic Factors; Societal and Cultural Factors; Conclusion; Chapter 5 - False ; Confessions , Miranda Notwithstanding; The Bradley Cox Case; Chapter 6 - Wrongful Conviction and Public Policy What Can Be Done?; Crime Control Versus Due Process; What Is the Meaning of Wrongful Conviction? Reducing the Incidence of Wrongful Conviction; Identifying and Exonerating Convicted Innocents; Compensating and Reintegrating Convicted Innocents; Capital Punishment: The Irreversible Error; References; Cases; Index; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: This book addresses specific issues surrounding wrongful convictions, and their implications for society. It provides detailed analyses of the major factors associated with wrongful conviction & recommendations for reducing their occurrence.