Shattered Justice presents original crime victims' experiences with violent crime,
investigations and trials, and later exonerations in their cases. Using in-depth interviews with …

Based on data from the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE), there were over 3,500
wrongful convictions in the United States (US) as of September 13, 2024. By examining the …

Wrongful convictions represent a significant form of injustice. Prior studies have described
the impact of suspect and case characteristics on the likelihood of wrongful conviction. Less …

This chapter will focus on the death penalty, the most extreme criminal penalty in the United
States. As a criminal punishment, the death penalty is analyzed pursuant to the Eighth …

On July 20, 2012, in Aurora, Colorado, James Holmes entered a Century 16 theater playing
The Dark Knight Rises and, using an assault rifle, a shotgun, and a handgun, opened fire on …

This chapter begins with an outline of legitimacy, as understood through neo-institutional
theory. We then apply the concept of legitimacy to the post-incarceration relationship …

Wrongful convictions, also known as miscarriages of justice, are very common in the criminal
justice system today. With the first known wrongful conviction in 1872, to the most recent in …

El presente artículo compara los sistemas penitenciarios internacionales a través de una
perspectiva filosófica, y así, evalúa sus respectivas ventajas y desventajas para sugerir el …

The education system's choice of policies and structures have contributed to an exoneree's
inability to obtain an education. Federal, state, and university guidelines prohibiting financial …

Previous work has identified factors that influence the likelihood of wrongful conviction.
However, fewer efforts have been made to examine how these factors influence the amount …