001479662 000__ 06079nam\a22010095i\4500 001479662 001__ 1479662 001479662 003__ DE-B1597 001479662 005__ 20231026035105.0 001479662 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001479662 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001479662 008__ 230918t20072007nyu\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001479662 020__ $$a9780814733066 001479662 0247_ $$a10.18574/nyu/9780814733066.001.0001$$2doi 001479662 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)547415 001479662 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001479662 0410_ $$aeng 001479662 044__ $$anyu$$cUS-NY 001479662 050_4 $$aKFV2987$$b.G68 2008eb 001479662 072_7 $$aSOC004000$$2bisacsh 001479662 08204 $$a347.755/012$$222 001479662 1001_ $$aGould, Jon B., $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut. 001479662 24514 $$aThe Innocence Commission :$$bPreventing Wrongful Convictions and Restoring the Criminal Justice System /$$cJon B. Gould. 001479662 264_1 $$aNew York, NY : : $$bNew York University Press, $$c[2007] 001479662 264_4 $$c©2007 001479662 300__ $$a1 online resource 001479662 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001479662 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001479662 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001479662 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001479662 50500 $$tFrontmatter -- $$tContents -- $$tAcknowledgments -- $$tIntroduction -- $$t1. History and Background -- $$t2. The Innocence Commission for Virginia -- $$t3. The Cases -- $$t4. An Unmet Obligation -- $$t5. Putting It All Together -- $$tAppendixes -- $$tNotes -- $$tIndex -- $$tAbout the Author 001479662 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001479662 520__ $$aBeyond Exonerating the Innocent: Author on WAMU RadioConvicted Yet Innocent: The Legal Times ReviewChoice Outstanding Academic Title for 2008DNA testing and advances in forensic science have shaken the foundations of the U.S. criminal justice system. One of the most visible results is the exoneration of inmates who were wrongly convicted and incarcerated, many of them sentenced to death for crimes they did not commit. This has caused a quandary for many states: how can claims of innocence be properly investigated and how can innocent inmates be reliably distinguished from the guilty? In answer, some states have created "innocence commissions" to establish policies and provide legal assistance to the improperly imprisoned.The Innocence Commission describes the creation and first years of the Innocence Commission for Virginia (ICVA), the second innocence commission in the nation and the first to conduct a systematic inquiry into all cases of wrongful conviction. Written by Jon B. Gould, the Chair of the ICVA, who is a professor of justice studies and an attorney, the author focuses on twelve wrongful conviction cases to show how and why wrongful convictions occur, what steps legal and state advocates took to investigate the convictions, how these prisoners were ultimately freed, and what lessons can be learned from their experiences.Gould recounts how a small band of attorneys and other advocates - in Virginia and around the country - have fought wrongful convictions in court, advanced the subject of wrongful convictions in the media, and sought to remedy the issue of wrongful convictions in the political arena. He makes a strong case for the need for Innocence Commissions in every state, showing that not only do Innocence Commissions help to identify weaknesses in the criminal justice system and offer workable improvements, but also protect society by helping to ensure that actual perpetrators are expeditiously identified, arrested, and brought to trial. Everyone has an interest in preventing wrongful convictions, from police officers and prosecutors, who seek the latest and best investigative techniques, to taxpayers, who want an efficient criminal justice system, to suspects who are erroneously pursued and sometimes convicted.Free of legal jargon and written for a general audience, The Innocence Commission is instructive, informative, and highly compelling reading. 001479662 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001479662 546__ $$aIn English. 001479662 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. 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