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Exonerated : a history of the innocence movement
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Title
Exonerated : a history of the innocence movement / Robert J. Norris.
ISBN
9781479886272
1479886270
Publication
New York : New York University Press, [2017]
Copyright Notice Date
©2017.
Physical Description
x, 289 pages ; 24 cm.
Other formats
Also available as an ebook.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 11, 2017
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : innocence and the American criminal justice system
The history of the innocence movement
"Voices in the wilderness" : the beginning of innocence
"A eureka moment" : DNA, American law, and the meaning of innocence
"We're all together on this" : expanding the network, becoming a movement
Innocence as a social movement
"It did go against the grain" : the foundations of a movement
"It's just justice . . . real justice" : the emergence of a movement
The "new civil rights"? : reaching beyond innocence
Conclusion : the challenges ahead and the future of innocence
Appendix : data, methods, and limitations.
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History.
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