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Despite the increasing public and academic interest in exonerations,
Wrongful Conviction in Sexual Assault is the first book to examine the preponderance of sexual assault cases among US wrongful convictions. The book presents compelling coverage of high-profile wrongful conviction cases, and also lesser known cases, that reveal disturbing patterns and demand attention.
List of contents
- Introduction and Overview
- Chapter One: The Modern Politics of Sexual Assault Prosecution
- Chapter Two: Rape and Wrongful Conviction
- Chapter Three: Race and Rape Prosecution in U.S. History
- Chapter Four: Serial Rapists and Wrongful Conviction
- Chapter Five: Child Sexual Abuse Hysteria
- Chapter Six: Processes, Models, and Concepts in Wrongful Conviction
- Chapter Seven: Prospective and Future Directions
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
About the author
Matthew Barry Johnson is an Associate Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. In addition to teaching, research, and expert witness work, Professor Johnson served on the ABA Task Force on Mental Disability and the Death Penalty, as well as the Executive Committee of New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty - the lead organization in the successful campaign that abolished the New Jersey death penalty in 2007. He also has appeared on broadcast media outlets discussing wrongful conviction and false confessions.
Summary
Despite the increasing public and academic interest in exonerations, Wrongful Conviction in Sexual Assault is the first book to examine the preponderance of sexual assault cases among US wrongful convictions. The book presents compelling coverage of high-profile wrongful conviction cases, and also lesser known cases, that reveal disturbing patterns and demand attention.
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This timely book is a must for anyone interested in bias, racism, wrongful conviction and the (mis)use of science. It is a wake-up call to bring science, transparency and justice to the criminal justice system"
