How Justice System Officials View Wrongful Convictions

Autor/inn/en	Smith, Brad; Zalman, Marvin; Kiger, Angie
Titel	How Justice System Officials View Wrongful Convictions
Quelle	In: Crime & Delinquency, 57 (2011) 5, S.663-685 (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0011-1287
DOI	10.1177/0011128709335020
Schlagwörter	Justice; Lawyers; Law Enforcement; Surveys; Judges; Police; Error Patterns; Court Litigation; Change; Social Attitudes; Michigan + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gerechtigkeit; Lawyer; Rechtsanwalt; Gesetzesvollzug; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Judge; Richter; Fehlertyp; Rechtsstreit; Wandel; Social attidude; Soziale Einstellung
Abstract	The wrongful conviction of factually innocent people is a growing concern within the United States. Reforms generated by this concern are predicated in part on the views of justice system participants. The authors surveyed judges, police officials, prosecutors, and defense lawyers in Michigan regarding their views of why wrongful convictions occur. The findings reveal that all groups acknowledge error and inaccuracy among justice system participants. In general, police and prosecutors believe that error levels are lowest, judges estimate higher error levels, and defense attorneys rank errors higher than other respondents. A majority of police, prosecutors, and judges believe that wrongful convictions do not occur with sufficient frequency to warrant system reforms, whereas a majority of defense attorneys believe that procedural changes are warranted. The findings reveal distinct occupational perspectives in respondents' attitudes concerning wrongful conviction. (Contains 1 figure and 7 tables. ) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10