On August 5, 1977, Kerry Max Cook was arrested for the rape and murder of Linda Jo
Edwards (Cook, 2007). Almost 1 year after Cook's initial arrest, his trial finally began. During …

In 2014, Amnesty International (" Amnesty")-the world's largest international human rights
organization-made a big shift. A people's movement of seven million members, supporters …

In a world where wrongful convictions are an unfortunate reality, what criminal justice system
best poses the solution to this international problem? Is the adversarial system, the …

Sammendrag Forfatter: Iselin Strøm Sørvoll Tittel: Bekreftelsesfelle i rettslig kontekst-I
politietterforskning og hos pårørende til fornærmede i sammenheng med frifinnelse ved …

Wrongful conviction is often due to misidentification, particularly cross-cultural
misidentification. DNA errors and other influences (including weapon focus effect, mugshot …

Pretrial detention can significantly increase an innocent detainees' willingness to falsely
admit guilt. Prospect theory examines psychological reference points, where a person's …