Bibliograph

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Not guilty, are the acquitted innocent?, Daniel Givelber and Amy Farrell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p.189-201) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Not guilty

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

756592641

Responsibility statement

Daniel Givelber and Amy Farrell

Sub title

are the acquitted innocent?

Summary

Overview: As scores of death row inmates are exonerated by DNA evidence and innocence commissions are set up across the country, conviction of the innocent has become a well-recognized problem. But our justice system makes both kinds of errors-we acquit the guilty and convict the innocent-and exploring the reasons why people are acquitted can help us to evaluate the efficiency and fairness of our criminal justice system. Not Guilty provides a sustained examination and analysis of the factors that lead juries to find defendants "not guilty," as well as the connection between those factors and the possibility of factual innocence, examining why some criminal trials result in not guilty verdicts and what those verdicts suggest about the accuracy of our criminal process

Table Of Contents

Introduction : invisible innocence -- Judge and jury decisions to acquit : what we know from social research -- Screening for innocence -- Understanding why judges and juries disagree about criminal case outcomes : are jury verdicts an expression of sentiment? -- The defense case -- The impact of race on judge and jury decision making -- Conslusion

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