BOOKS: "Examining Wrongful Convictions"
A new book, Examining Wrongful Convictions: Stepping Back, Moving Forward, explores
the causes and related issues behind the many wrongful convictions in
the U.S. Compiled and edited by four criminal justice professors from
the State University of New York, the text draws from U.S. and
international sources. Prof. Dan Simon of the University of Southern
California said, ''This book offers the most comprehensive and
insightful treatment of wrongful convictions to date," noting that it
delves into topics such as the wars on drugs and crime, the culture of
punitiveness, and racial animus, as they relate to mistakes in the
justice system. The editors note that, "[The] essential premise of this
book is that much of value can be learned by 'stepping back' from the
traditional focus on the direct or immediate causes and consequences of
wrongful convictions," with the hope of moving forward by "probing for
the root causes of miscarriages of justice."
Posted: February 9, 2015
A new book, Examining Wrongful Convictions: Stepping Back, Moving Forward, explores
the causes and related issues behind the many wrongful convictions in
the U.S. Compiled and edited by four criminal justice professors from
the State University of New York, the text draws from U.S. and
international sources. Prof. Dan Simon of the University of Southern
California said, ''This book offers the most comprehensive and
insightful treatment of wrongful convictions to date," noting that it
delves into topics such as the wars on drugs and crime, the culture of
punitiveness, and racial animus, as they relate to mistakes in the
justice system. The editors note that, "[The] essential premise of this
book is that much of value can be learned by 'stepping back' from the
traditional focus on the direct or immediate causes and consequences of
wrongful convictions," with the hope of moving forward by "probing for
the root causes of miscarriages of justice."
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