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Convicted but Innocent

Wrongful Conviction and Public Policy
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This book addresses specific issues surround ing wrongful convictions, and their implications for society . It provides detailed analyses of the major factors associa ted with wrongful conviction & recommendations for reducing their occurrence. '
Arye Rattner is a professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Haifa in Israel since 1983. Professor Rattner has completed his BA degree in Sociology and Crimininology at Bar-Ilan University, MA degree in Criminology and Criminal Law at Tel-Aviv University andhis Ph.d in Criminology, Sociology and Public Administration at the Ohio State University in 1983. Professor Rattner Has been leading one of the pioneering study on Wrongful conviction and published several books and monographs and many articles on subjects dealing with crime, law and the criminal justice system. Professor Rattner is involved currently in a research project on the Israeli legal culture and another project on violent crime in Israel.
Foreword - Simon Dinitz Introduction With Apologies to the Prisoner Causes Celebres How Could This Have Happened? The Causes and Prevalence of Wrongful Conviction What Did They Really See? The Problems of Eyewitness Identification False Confessions, Miranda Notwithstanding Wrongful Conviction and Public Policy What Can Be Done?
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