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.
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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