The Innocence Commission : preventing wrongful convictions and restoring the criminal justice system / Jon B. Gould.

New York : New York University Press, 2008.

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Innocence Commission for Virginia.

Judicial error -- United States.

Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.

1. History and background --2. The Innocence Commission for Virginia --3. The cases --4. An unmet obligation --5. Putting it all together.

This book describes the creation and early years of the Innocence Commission for Virginia, which was the first in America to conduct a systematic inquiry into all cases of wrongful conviction.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780814731796

xiii, 345 p. : tables ; 24 cm