Wrongly convicted
Subtitle: perspectives on failed justice
By: edited by Saundra D. Westervelt, John A. Humphrey ; with a foreword by Michael L. Radelet.
Contributors: Westervelt, Saundra Davis, 1968-; Humphrey, John A.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New Brunswick, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Trials -- United States.; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.; Judicial error -- United States.
Description: Written from a cross-disciplinary perspective, the essays in this collection are divided into four sections: the causes of wrongful convictions, the social characteristics of the wrongfully convicted,case studies and personal histories, and suggestions for change in the criminal justice system.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.