[Rezension von: Johnson, Matthew Barry, Wrongful conviction in sexual assault]

This article reviews the recently published book by M. B. Johnson - Wrongful conviction in sexual assault: Stranger rape, acquaintance rape, and intra-familial child sexual assaults. The focus of the book is on the unique combination of factors specifically within sexual crime investigation and legi...

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Main Author: Sorochinski, Marina (Author)
Contributors: Johnson, Matthew Barry (Bibliographic antecedent)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2021, Volume: 48, Issue: 5, Pages: 708-712
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
linkage blindness
False confessions
misidentification
sexual crime investigation
Wrongful conviction
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Summary:This article reviews the recently published book by M. B. Johnson - Wrongful conviction in sexual assault: Stranger rape, acquaintance rape, and intra-familial child sexual assaults. The focus of the book is on the unique combination of factors specifically within sexual crime investigation and legislation that lead to the overrepresentation of this type of crimes within wrongful convictions. The book presents a detailed analysis of social context, and historical backdrop specific to wrongful convictions in sexual crimes. It is a highly informative and well-written book.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 712
ISSN:1552-3594
DOI:10.1177/0093854821995864