Wrongful Conviction and Exoneration

Wrongful Conviction and Exoneration PDF Author: Lisa Idzikowski
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
ISBN: 1534505172
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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Book Description
Since 1989, there have been over 2,200 exonerations in the United States. These have resulted from a number of factors, including the discovery of new evidence, perjury, false identification, and bad forensic evidence. Even when an individual is exonerated, is it possible to compensate them for their loss of time and money? This volume looks at the issue from varying perspectives, exploring causes of wrongful convictions, ways to increase exonerations for those who were unjustly imprisoned, strategies to decrease the number of wrongful convictions going forward, and appropriate compensation for those who have lost years of their lives.