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Title: Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make it Right
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| Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make it Right by NAL Trade Depressing but true |
| Easy read, if you don't know how the criminal justice system "really" works, this is an excellent introduction. I'm in law school so already pretty familiar with the injustice that happens in our system. The book clearly demonstrates some of the many things that can go wrong through actual stories. |
| Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make it Right by NAL Trade Barry Scheck you have redemed yourself. |
I was not sure about this book after I watched the trial of OJ but really Barry and the others are doing a great job proving that innocent people do go to prison and I really didin't realize how bad it was as my husband worked in the judicial system in California for over 30 years. I think it is a must for anyone that may ever be called upon to serve on a jury. I have a new outlook on positive identificiations. I have always been for the death penalty but now I am not so sure. I sure don't like to think about how many innocent people have died due to mistakes and cold hearted lawyers.
Well done Barry but I still believe OJ did it but there was not enough proof especially after all of the games people played, but then this book was not about OJ or people that may have been guilty it is about people that have been proven innocent without a doubt. I would rather have an OJ acquited than to see an innocent man or woman on death row. |
| Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make it Right by NAL Trade A Must Read |
If you are at all involved in the criminal justice system or simply like watching Law & Order, this book is a MUST read. The authors are the founders of the Innocence Project, which strives to exonerate the wrongly convicted. Each chapter examines aspects of "what went wrong" in the convictions of people who are completely innocent. The authors also give detailed accounts of people they have helped to exonerate. As a soon-to-be law school graduate, this book is truly an eye-opener, and will certainly guide me in my future career. It's shocking at how easily the innocent can be (and have been) convicted of heinous crimes, and at how difficult it is for them to gain even a chance to prove their innocence.
Again, this book is a must read. It's a quick read, but will undoubtedly leave a lasting impression. |
| Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make it Right by NAL Trade Great book but not the best edition |
Every person should read Actual Innocence to see how 1 in 4 cases are prosecuted against innocent people. This edition omits a graphic which says 50% of these cases involve police and 50% involve prosecutor MISCONDUCT. The other paperback includes this significant information.
It's too bad a more current edition hasn't been written. The book inspired several law schools across the nation to set up Innocence Projects to retry cases for free. Important new information was shared by one of the authors on CNN who stated 20% of DNA tests also have erroneous results. This includes lab error.
God led me to Harvard Business Review, Jun 01 which has an article citing a study where it was shown that decisions made with 90% confidence were made incorrectly 20%-30% of the time, the exact figure cited by the Innocence experts. I emailed that author to ask if the research covers court cases and he indicated positively. So people's lives and reputations can hang on natural human errors, as well as intentional errors described in Actual Innocence. I wasn't able to locate an email address for Actual Innocence authors to forward this information to them.
One of the most striking revelations DNA testing has provided is 25% of rape cases are dismissed indicating it's likely the same figure holds for all cases in which DNA isn't a factor. That means every public record of tickets and crimes you see is likely to list 1 out of 4 who are actually innocent. And everyone pays for it.
This also means the old cliche' that everyone in prison says they are innocent is not something that should be ignored as 1 out of 4 statistically are innocent. I've personally seen a case where the perpetrator was guilty for part of the charges but was also given points and jail time for charges that he wasn't guilty of. So I'd also love to ask the authors if their figures include that kind of error. |
| Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make it Right by NAL Trade Frightening butTruthful |
I read "Actual Innocence" a few years ago, it was well written and informative. However, I found the stories frightening; I could not believe incidents as these really happen. I have spent the last two years doing research on several cases about false imprisonment and wrongful execution, from my research I discovered these stores are based on fact.
I guess what is terrifying in another book I read the author states that these incidents never happen; but did not site any information proving her point.
I recommend "Actual Innocence" to everyone; because it can happen to you. This is not a scare tactic or a conspiracy theory but fact. |
| Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make it Right by NAL Trade Product Description |
| Here are the stories of innocent men and women-and the system that put them away under the guise of justice. Now updated with new information, Actual Innocence sheds light on "a system that tolerates lying prosecutors, slumbering defense attorneys and sloppy investigators" (Salt Lake Tribune)-revealing the shocking flaws that can derail the legal process and the ways that DNA testing has often shattered so-called solid evidence that condemned American citizens to death. |
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