Exonerated : a history of the innocence movement

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Label

Exonerated : a history of the innocence movement

Title remainder

a history of the innocence movement

Statement of responsibility

Robert J. Norris

Creator

• Norris, Robert J

Author

• Norris, Robert J

Subject

• False imprisonment -- Law and legislation
• False imprisonment -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History
• Judicial error
• Criminal justice, Administration of
• Post-conviction remedies
• Post-conviction remedies -- United States -- History
• United States
• Judicial error -- United States -- History
• Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States -- History

Language

eng

Summary

"Documentaries like Making a Murderer, the first season of Serial, and the cause célèbre that was the West Memphis Three captured the attention of millions and focused the national discussion on wrongful convictions. This interest is warranted: more than 1,800 people have been set free in recent decades after being convicted of crimes they did not commit. In response to these exonerations, federal and state governments have passed laws to prevent such injustices; lawyers and police have changed their practices; and advocacy organizations have multiplied across the country. Together, these activities are often referred to as the "innocence movement." Exonerated provides the first in-depth look at the history of this movement through interviews with key leaders such as Barry Scheck and Rob Warden as well as archival and field research into the major cases that brought awareness to wrongful convictions in the United States. Robert Norris also examines how and why the innocence movement took hold. He argues that while the innocence movement did not begin as an organized campaign, scientific, legal, and cultural developments led to a widespread understanding that new technology and renewed investigative diligence could both catch the guilty and free the innocent. Exonerated reveals the rich background story to this complex movement." -- Publisher's description

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Also available as an ebook

Cataloging source

YLS

Index

index present

LC call number

KF9756

LC item number

.N67 2017

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography