LEADER 04341nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910454162303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-97320-3 010 $a1-59213-647-8 010 $a9786611973209 035 $a(CKB)1000000000578451 035 $a(EBL)407562 035 $a(OCoLC)476226172 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000275478 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11241113 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000275478 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10223100 035 $a(PQKB)10145563 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000313748 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12070736 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000313748 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10378325 035 $a(PQKB)11300364 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC407562 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL407562 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10267605 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL197320 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000578451 100 $a20080124d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aWrongful conviction$b[electronic resource] $einternational perspectives on miscarriages of justice /$fC. Ronald Huff and Martin Killias, editors 210 $aPhiladelphia $cTemple University Press$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (327 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-59213-646-X 311 $a1-59213-645-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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 327 $a6 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 327 $a11 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 Re?vision" 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 Go?rski,and Andrzej Sakowicz; Part IV Conclusions 327 $a15 Wrongful Conviction: Conclusions from an International Overview C. Ronald Huff and Martin KilliasContributors; Index 330 $aImperfections 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 606 $aJudicial error 606 $aJustice, Administration of 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aJudicial error. 615 0$aJustice, Administration of. 676 $a347/.012 701 $aHuff$b C. Ronald$0556600 701 $aKillias$b Martin$0267041 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910454162303321 996 $aWrongful conviction$92207126 997 $aUNINA