Document Type
Chapter of Book
Publication Date
2017
Abstract
In response to wrongful convictions, there has been a revolution in criminal procedure and in research in law and science. Scholars have increasingly studied the characteristics of known wrongful conviction cases and they have conducted interdisciplinary research designed to assess potential changes to procedures used in criminal cases. Scientific bodies have made important recommendations based on this research, and in response, a wide range of jurisdictions have adopted noteworthy changes designed to safeguard crucial types of evidence, such as confession, forensic, and eyewitness evidence, during police investigations and at trial. As a result, both law and science have come together to produce tangible improvements to criminal justice.
Citation
Brandon L. Garrett, Actual Innocence and Wrongful Convictions, in Reforming Criminal Justice Volume 3: Pretrial and Trial Processes 193-210 (Erick Luna ed., 2017)
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Judicial error, Criminal evidence, Forensic sciences
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