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Controversies in innocence cases in America /
This volume brings together leading experts on the investigation, litigation and scholarly analysis of innocence cases in America, from legal, political and ethical perspectives. The contributors consider the challenges faced by the exoneration movement, causes of wrongful convictions, problems asso...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Burlington, VY :
Ashgate,
2014.
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| Colección: | Controversies in American constitutional law.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Notes on Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Part I: The Rise of the Innocence Movement in America; 1 Innocence Found: The New Revolution in American Criminal Justice; 2 The Innocence Network: From Beginning to Branding; Part II: How Are Innocent People Convicted? Common Causes of Wrongful Convictions; 3 Eyewitnesses and Erroneous Convictions: An American Conundrum; 4 Disputed Interrogation Techniques in America; 5 Innocence and the Suppression of Exculpatory Evidence by Prosecutors; 6 The Two-Legged Stool.
- Part III: Reality Bites: Problems with Investigating, Proving and Defining Innocence7 The Emerging Role of Innocence Lawyer; 8 When Finality and Innocence Collide; 9 Narrowing the Construction of "Innocence": Societal and Constitutional Consequences; Part IV: Innocence Reform; 10 Towards a Theory of Innocence Policy Reform; 11 Innocence Commissions in America: Ten Years After; Index.