03081nam 22008414a 450 991077824800332120230721032057.00-8147-3306-90-8147-3204-610.18574/nyu/9780814733066(CKB)1000000000484143(EBL)865483(OCoLC)779828093(SSID)ssj0000179424(PQKBManifestationID)11166137(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000179424(PQKBWorkID)10126350(PQKB)10709681(MiAaPQ)EBC865483(OCoLC)648336306(MdBmJHUP)muse10800(Au-PeEL)EBL865483(CaPaEBR)ebr10210087(DE-B1597)547415(DE-B1597)9780814733066(EXLCZ)99100000000048414320070607d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe Innocence Commission[electronic resource] preventing wrongful convictions and restoring the criminal justice system /Jon B. GouldNew York New York University Pressc20071 online resource (359 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8147-3226-7 0-8147-3179-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.History and background -- The Innocence Commission for Virginia -- The cases -- An unmet obligation -- Putting it together.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 Judicial errorVirginiaJudicial errorVirginiaCasesCriminal justice, Administration ofVirginiaadvocates.book.convictions.exonerated.investigate.legal.occur.prisoners.shows.state.steps.these.took.ultimately.were.what.wrongful.Judicial errorJudicial errorCriminal justice, Administration of347.755/012Gould Jon B1507211MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778248003321The Innocence Commission3834166UNINA