Examining Wrongful Convictions: Stepping Back, Moving Forward

by Robert J. Norris, Allison D. Redlich, James R. Acker, et al.

In Examining Wrongful Convictions: Stepping Back, Moving Forward, the premise is that much can be learned by "stepping back" from the focus on the direct causes of wrongful convictions and examining criminal justice systems, and the sociopolitical environments in which they operate. Expert scholars examine the underlying individual, systemic, and social or structural conditions that may help precipitate and sustain wrongful convictions, thereby "moving...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611632528
• ISBN13: 9781611632521
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Length: 371 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 24.8" x 17.8" x 2.5"