Wrongful Convictions of Women: When Innocence Isn't Enough

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Title: Wrongful Convictions of Women: When Innocence Isn't Enough
Description: Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink reveal the distinctive role that gender dynamics so often play in the miscarriage of justice. Examining more than 160 cases involving such charges as homicide, child abuse, and drug trafficking, the authors explore systemic failures in both policing and prosecution. They also highlight the intersecting roles of gender and race. Demonstrating how women encounter circumstances that are qualitatively different than those of men, they illuminate unique challenges facing women in the criminal justice system.
Authors: Marvin D. Free, Jr. Mitch Ruesink
Resource Type: eBook.
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of--United States--Cases, Judicial error--United States--Cases, False imprisonment--United States--Cases, Prosecutorial misconduct--United States, Women prisoners--United States--Cases
Categories: LAW / Criminal Law / General
Database: eBook Collection (EBSCOhost)
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Abstract:Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink reveal the distinctive role that gender dynamics so often play in the miscarriage of justice. Examining more than 160 cases involving such charges as homicide, child abuse, and drug trafficking, the authors explore systemic failures in both policing and prosecution. They also highlight the intersecting roles of gender and race. Demonstrating how women encounter circumstances that are qualitatively different than those of men, they illuminate unique challenges facing women in the criminal justice system.
ISBN:9781626375062
9781626375154