Murder, Wrongful Conviction and the Law

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This work brings together international experts, from backgrounds including law, psychology, forensics and journalism, to present a comparative analysis of wrongful conviction and criminal procedure. It discusses common themes including the extent of the problem, the types of cases that feature in miscarriages of justice, the legal mechanism for the correction of a wrongful conviction, compensation for the wrongly convicted, public awareness and in light of high-profile cases, and the extent to which wrongful conviction has driven criminal justice reform. The book will be essential reading for students, researchers and policy-makers interested in Comparative Law, Criminology and Psychology.