Obstructing Justice: The Association Between Prosecutorial Misconduct and the Identification of True Perpetrators

Prosecutorial misconduct is a potential barrier to identifying true perpetrators of crimes in wrongful conviction cases. Previous theories posit that pressures on prosecutors to carry out their role as ministers of justice in an adversarial system can incentivize misconduct and disincentivize postco...

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Main Author: Weintraub, Jennifer N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2020, Volume: 66, Issue: 9, Pages: 1195-1216
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