Wrongly convicted : perspectives on failed justice / / edited by Saundra D. Westervelt, John A. Humphrey ; with a foreword by Michael L. Radelet [[electronic resource]]

• Pubblicazione: New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2001
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 301 p. )
• Disciplina: 364.973
• Soggetto topico: Trials - United States; Judicial error - United States; Criminal justice, Administration of - United States
• Altri autori: WesterveltSaundra Davis <1968-> HumphreyJohn A
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Foreword / Michael L. Radelet -- Introduction / John A. Humphrey and Saundra D. Westervelt -- ; Part I. Causes of wrongful convictions -- Misinformation and wrongful convictions / George Castelle and Elizabeth F. Loftus -- False confessions : causes, consequences, and solutions / Richard A. Leo -- From the jailhouse to the courthouse : the role of informants in wrongful convictions / Clifford S. Zimmerman -- The police role in wrongful convictions : an international comparative study / Diane L. Martin -- ; Part II. The social characteristics of the wrongly convicted -- Who are the wrongly convicted on death row? / William M. Holmes -- Racial bias and the conviction of the innocent / Karen F. Parker, Mari A. Dewees, and Michael L. Radelet -- ; Part III. The faces of the wrongly convicted : case studies -- More than a reasonable doubt : the trial and execution of Frank Ewing / Margaret Vandiver -- No appeal from the grave : innocence, capital punishment, and the lessons of history / James R. Acker, Thomas Brewer, Eamon Cunningham, Allison Fitzgerald, Jamie Flexon, Julie Lombard, Barbara Ryn, and Bivette Stodghill -- Whodudnit? an examination of the production of wrongful convictions / William S. Lofquist ; Part IV. Visions for change in the twenty-first century Back from the courthouse : corrective measures to address the role of informants in wrongful convictions / Clifford Zimmerman -- Effective assistance of counsel / Adele Bernhard -- DNA and innocence scholorship / Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld -- The adversary system and historical accuracy : can we do better? / Daniel Givelber -- Erroneous convictions and the death penalty / Michael L. Radelet and Hugo Adam Bedau.
• Altri titoli varianti: Wrongly Convicted
• Titolo autorizzato: Wrongly convicted
• ISBN: 0-8135-2952-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910222259603321
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