title: Serving true justice – exposing and overhauling criminal justice procedures leading to wrongful convictions
abstract: Since the early 1990s the United States has seen a significant increase in both the number of exonerations of innocent defendants as well as the academic scholarship surrounding wrongful convictions.From the invention of post-conviction DNA processing has sprouted a newfound awareness within academic circles and the general public around the increasing pervasiveness of erroneous convictions.This paper identifies the leading correlatives that contribute to wrongful convictions within the United S
journal: Minds at UW (University of Wisconsin)