03490nam 22005055 450 991081021690332120230809223552.01-4798-9835-X10.18574/9781479898350(CKB)3710000001151068(MiAaPQ)EBC4714302(DE-B1597)548265(DE-B1597)9781479898350(OCoLC)982287868(EXLCZ)99371000000115106820200608h20172017 fg 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierExonerated A History of the Innocence Movement /Robert J. NorrisNew York, NY :New York University Press,[2017]©20171 online resource (233 pages)1-4798-8627-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction --1. “Voices in the Wilderness” --2. “A Eureka Moment” --3. “We’re All Together on This” --4. “It Did Go against the Grain” --5. “It’s Just Justice . . . Real Justice” --6. The “New Civil Rights”? --Conclusion --Appendix --Notes --References --Index --About the AuthorThe fascinating story behind the innocence movement's quest for justice.Documentaries like Making a Murderer, the first season of Serial, and the cause célèbre that was the West Memphis Three captured the attention of millions and focused the national discussion on wrongful convictions. This interest is warranted: more than 1,800 people have been set free in recent decades after being convicted of crimes they did not commit. In response to these exonerations, federal and state governments have passed laws to prevent such injustices; lawyers and police have changed their practices; and advocacy organizations have multiplied across the country. Together, these activities are often referred to as the “innocence movement.” Exonerated provides the first in-depth look at the history of this movement through interviews with key leaders such as Barry Scheck and Rob Warden as well as archival and field research into the major cases that brought awareness to wrongful convictions in the United States. Robert Norris also examines how and why the innocence movement took hold. He argues that while the innocence movement did not begin as an organized campaign, scientific, legal, and cultural developments led to a widespread understanding that new technology and renewed investigative diligence could both catch the guilty and free the innocent. Exonerated reveals the rich background story to this complex movement.Judicial errorUnited StatesHistoryFalse imprisonmentLaw and legislationUnited StatesHistoryPost-conviction remediesUnited StatesHistoryCriminal justice, Administration ofUnited StatesHistoryJudicial errorHistory.False imprisonmentLaw and legislationHistory.Post-conviction remediesHistory.Criminal justice, Administration ofHistory.345.73/0122Norris Robert J.authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut297859DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910810216903321Exonerated4004574UNINA