RT Article
T1 Preventing Wrongful Convictions: An Analysis of State Investigation Reforms
JF Criminal justice policy review
VO 30
IS 4
SP 597
OP 626
A1 Norris, Robert J.
A2 Acker, James R. 1951-
A2 Bonventre, Catherine L.
A2 Lowe, Carmen
A2 Redlich, Allison D.
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1726768325
AB As more innocents are exonerated and researchers learn more about the causes of wrongful convictions, criminal justice practices have been altered to reduce the number of erroneous convictions, although reforms have varied widely in scope and substance throughout the nation. In this article, we provide an analysis of state-level investigative reforms important to the production of wrongful convictions as of mid-2016. Specifically, we collect and describe reform efforts in three investigatory areas: eyewitness identification, forensics, and interrogations. We then discuss wrongful conviction reforms and the innocence movement more generally, focusing on the importance of continued research into wrongful convictions as a critical policy issue in criminal justice.
K1 Wrongful conviction
K1 Miscarriage of justice
K1 Criminal justice policy
K1 |sIInnocence
K1 State policy
DO 10.1177/0887403416687359