num_pages: 85
description: The development of DNA technology furthers the search for truth by helping police &amp; prosecutors in the fight against violent crime. Most of the individuals whose stories are told in the report were convicted after jury trials &amp; were sentenced to long prison terms. They successfully challenged their convictions, using DNA tests on existing evidence. They had served, on average, seven years in prison. By highlighting the importance &amp; utility of DNA evidence, this report presents challenges to the scientific &amp; justice communities. A task ahead is to maintain the highest standards for the collection &amp; preservation of DNA evidence.
language: English
title: Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: Case Studies in the Use of DNA Evidence to Establish Innocence After Trial
titlecomplete: Convicted by Juries, Exonerated by Science: Case Studies in the Use of DNA Evidence to Establish Innocence After Trial
publisher: Diane Pub Co