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Wrongly convicted
perspectives on failed justice
By Humphrey, John P. & Westervelt, Saundra Davis
- ISBN
- 978-0-81352-951-6
- Publisher
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2001.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on May 15, 2001
An all-star set of contributors and clearly written essays make this a worthwhile addition to anti-death penalty literature. Sociology professors at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Westervelt (Shifting the Blame) and Humphrey take a practical approach to the topic. Essays in Part 1 show that eyewitnesses are often wrong, police trick suspects into making confessions, informants lie to gain benefits, and police...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
