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Norris, Robert J,

The politics of innocence : how wrongful convictions shape public opinion / Robert J. Norris, William D. Hicks, and Kevin J. Mullinix. - 237 pages : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the politics of innocence -- The innocence movement in the United States -- State politics, innocence advocacy, and wrongful conviction reforms -- Public awareness of wrongful convictions -- How wrongful convictions shape public opinion -- Public support for innocence reforms -- Conclusion : the politics of innocence 2.0.

"A demonstration of how wrongful convictions have transformed American criminal justice, and how political ideology divides and shapes the innocence movement's fight for reform"--

ISBN: 9781479815951 9781479815968

LCCN: 2022051910

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Judicial error--Public opinion.--United States
Criminal justice, Administration of--Political aspects--United States.

LC Class. No.: KF9756 / .N6747 2023

Dewey Class. No.: 345.7301/22