Controversies in innocence cases in America

Cooper, Sarah Lucy (2014) Controversies in innocence cases in America. Controversies in Innocence Cases in America . Ashgate Publishing Ltd., pp. 1-226. ISBN 9781409463542 (ISBN)

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Abstract

Controversies in Innocence Cases in America brings together leading experts on the investigation, litigation, and scholarly analysis of innocence cases in America, from legal, political and ethical perspectives. The contributors, many of whom work on these cases daily, investigate contemporary issues presented by innocence cases and the exoneration movement as a whole. These issues include the challenges faced by the movement, causes of wrongful convictions, problems associated with investigating, proving, and defining 'innocence', and theories of reform. Each issue is placed within a multi-disciplinary perspective to provide cogent observations and recommendations for the effective handling of these cases, and for what changes should be adopted in order to improve the American criminal justice system when it is faced with its most harrowing sight: an innocent defendant. © Sarah Lucy Cooper 2014. All rights reserved.

Item Type: Book
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May 2014Published
Subjects: CAH16 - law > CAH16-01 - law > CAH16-01-01 - law
Divisions: Faculty of Business, Law and Social Sciences > School of Law
Depositing User: Yasser Nawaz
Date Deposited: 10 Feb 2017 12:16
Last Modified: 03 Mar 2022 15:56
URI: https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/1861

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