All Articles tagged Innocence Project

• Justice Commentaries
  September 27, 2020 EDT
  APPLYING THE STAMP SAFETY MODEL TO PREVENT FALSE CONVICTIONS BASED ON EYEWITNESS MISIDENTIFICATIONS
  Boaz Sangero

  This article offers ways of reducing the rate of false convictions based on eyewitness misidentifications.

• Justice Commentaries
  July 17, 2018 EDT
  FORENSIC EVIDENCE INWRONGFUL CONVICTIONCASES: FROM BEING A RIGHT-HAND MAN TO BECOMING A SNAKE IN THE GRASS
  Irina Zakirova

  This article examines the admissibility and reliability of forensic science in the courtroom.

• Justice Commentaries
  December 17, 2016 EDT
  INNOCENCE PROJECT: DNA EXONERATIONS, 1989-2014: REVIEW OF DATA AND FINDINGS FROM THE FIRST 25 YEARS
  Emily WestVanessa Meterko

  This report offers a first-time comprehensive review of data collected by the Innocence Project on DNA exonerations.

• Justice Commentaries
  May 05, 2012 EDT
  AFTER EXONERATION: AN INVESTIGATION OF STIGMA AND WRONGFULLY CONVICTED PERSONS
  Adina M. ThompsonOscar R. MolinaLora M. Levett

  This study indicated that exonerees are stigmatized less than guilty persons but still may experience some stigma.

• Justice Commentaries
  May 05, 2012 EDT
  PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF WRONGFUL CONVICTION: SUPPORT FOR COMPENSATION AND APOLOGIES
  Kimberly A. ClowIsabella M. BlandisiRose RicciardelliRegina A. Schuller

  To investigate public perception of compensation, face-to-face interviews were conducted with fifteen community members. Findings suggest that all interviewees believed that individuals who have been wrongly convicted should receive compensation.

• Justice Commentaries
  May 05, 2012 EDT
  “NOW I SEE IT FOR WHAT IT REALLY IS”: THE IMPACT OF PARTICIPATION IN AN INNOCENCE PROJECT PRACTICUM ON CRIMINOLOGY STUDENTS
  Rose RicciardelliKimberly A. ClowJames G. Bell

  This study investigated the experiences of criminology students who participated in an innocence project practicum at a Canadian university.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  August 08, 2010 EDT
  ADVERSARIES AS ALLIES: JOINING TOGETHER TO PREVENT CRIMINAL INJUSTICE
  Stephen Saloom

  Mr. Saloom's symposium remarks.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  August 08, 2010 EDT
  PROTECTING THE INNOCENT IN NEW YORK: MOVING BEYOND CHANGING ONLY THEIR NAMES
  James R. AckerCatherine L. Bonventre

  This article focuses on the findings and recommendations of the Final Report of the New York State Bar Association‘s Task Force on Wrongful Convictions.

• State Constitutional Commentary
  August 08, 2010 EDT
  VIEW FROM THE TRENCHES: THE STRUGGLE TO FREE WILLIAM RICHARDS
  Jan Stiglitz

  This article follows the efforts to overturn the conviction of William Richards for murdering his wife, Pamela Richards.