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"--
9781479815951 9781479815968
2022051910
Judicial error--Public opinion.--United States Criminal justice, Administration of--Political aspects--United States.