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Not guilty : are the acquitted innocent? /

"As scores of death row inmates are exonerated by DNA evidence and innocence commissions are set up across the country, conviction of the innocent has become a well-recognized problem. But our justice system makes both kinds of errors--we acquit the guilty and convict the innocent--and explorin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Givelber, Daniel
Otros Autores: Farrell, Amy
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"As scores of death row inmates are exonerated by DNA evidence and innocence commissions are set up across the country, conviction of the innocent has become a well-recognized problem. But our justice system makes both kinds of errors--we acquit the guilty and convict the innocent--and exploring the reasons why people are acquitted can help us to evaluate the efficiency and fairness of our criminal justice system. Not Guilty provides a sustained examination and analysis of the factors that lead juries to find defendants "not guilty," as well as the connection between those factors and the possibility of factual innocence, examining why some criminal trials result in not guilty verdicts and what those verdicts suggest about the accuracy of our criminal process"--Publisher's description
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814725344
0814725341
9780814744406
0814744400