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Autore |
Gould Jon B |
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Titolo |
The Innocence Commission [[electronic resource] ] : preventing wrongful convictions and restoring the criminal justice system / / Jon B. Gould |
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New York, : New York University Press, c2007 |
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0-8147-3306-9 |
0-8147-3204-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (359 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Judicial error - Virginia |
Criminal justice, Administration of - Virginia |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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History and background -- The Innocence Commission for Virginia -- The cases -- An unmet obligation -- Putting it together. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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