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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Main Author: Cooley, Craig M (Author)
Contributors: Thompson, Tara ; Tepfer, Joshua A
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2012
In:Year: 2012
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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