Wrongful convictions of women : when innocence isn't enough /

Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink reveal the distinctive role that gender dynamics so often play in the miscarriage of justice. Examining more than 160 cases involving such charges as homicide, child abuse, and drug trafficking, the authors explore systemic failures in both policing and prosecution. The...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Free, Marvin D. (Autor), Ruesink, Mitch (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, Colorado : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2016.
Temas:
Judicial error > United States > Cases.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States > Cases.
False imprisonment > United States > Cases.
Women prisoners > United States > Cases.
Prosecutorial misconduct > United States.
Erreur judiciaire > États-Unis > Jurisprudence.
Séquestration > États-Unis > Jurisprudence.
Prisonnières > États-Unis > Jurisprudence.
Abus des procureurs du ministère public > États-Unis.
LAW > Criminal Law > General.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
False imprisonment.
Judicial error.
Prosecutorial misconduct.
Women prisoners.
United States.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Women and wrongful convictions
  • Child abuse
  • When women kill
  • The war on drugs
  • Property crimes and beyond
  • Looking back, moving forward.

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