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Capital punishment

Prosecutors Perspective

Journal
Prosecutors Perspective (Spring 1997)
Date Published
1997
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance)

Predicting Erroneous Convictions

Journal
Iowa Law Review
Date Published
2014
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored)

TECHBeat, September 2019

Date Published
September 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Report (Annual/Periodic), Program/Project Description, Instructional Material (Programmed)

Just Wrong: The Aftermath of Wrongful Convictions

October 2017

The strength of our criminal justice system depends on its ability to convict the guilty and clear the innocent. But we know that innocent people are sometimes wrongfully convicted and the guilty remain free to victimize others. The consequences of a wrongful conviction are far-reaching for the wrongfully convicted and the survivors and victims of the original crimes.