Convenient Scapegoats: Juvenile Confessions and Exculpatory DNA in Cook County, IL
In the Winter of 2011-2012, in two different cases known as the Dixmoor Five and the Englewood Four, nine men were exonerated of rapes and murders based on exculpatory post-conviction DNA testing. Seven of these nine men actually confessed to the crime. This article explores these two cases and how...
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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: |
Cooley, Craig M
(Author)
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Contributors: |
Thompson, Tara
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Tepfer, Joshua A
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Format: | Electronic
Book
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Language: | English |
Published: |
2012
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In: | Year: 2012 |
Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Check availability: | HBZ Gateway
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