Miscarriages of justice : actual innocence, forensic evidence, and the law /

Miscarriages of Justice: Actual Innocence, Forensic Evidence, and the Law focuses on the variety of miscarriages issues in the United States legal system. Written by leaders in the field, it is particularly valuable to forensic scientists and attorneys evaluating evidence or preparing for trial or a...

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Main Authors: Turvey, Brent E.
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Cooley, Craig M.
Published: Academic Press,
Publisher Address: Kidlington, Oxford, UK :
Publication Dates: 2014.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780124115583
Summary: Miscarriages of Justice: Actual Innocence, Forensic Evidence, and the Law focuses on the variety of miscarriages issues in the United States legal system. Written by leaders in the field, it is particularly valuable to forensic scientists and attorneys evaluating evidence or preparing for trial or appeal in cases where faulty evidence features prominently, and for those interested in developing arguments for miscarriage in post-conviction review of criminal cases. Chapters focus specifically on issues of law enforcement bias and corruption; false confessions; ineffective counsel and prosecutorial misconduct; forensic fraud; and more. The book closes by examining innocence projects and commissions, and civil remedies for the wrongfully convicted.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (391 pages)
Index Number: K5560
CLC: D916.1