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A vision for justice : report and recommendations regarding wrongful convictions in the Commonwealth of Virginia / presented by the Innocence Commission for Virginia.
- Title
- A vision for justice : report and recommendations regarding wrongful convictions in the Commonwealth of Virginia / presented by the Innocence Commission for Virginia.
- Author
- Innocence Commission for Virginia.
- Publication
- Arlington, VA : Innocence Commission for Virginia, [2005]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | KFV2983.2 .I56 2005 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxii, 134 p.; 28 cm.
- Summary
- A report examining eleven exonerations in Virginia and recommending reforms for preventing future wrongful convictions. The report identifies common problems that led to the eleven wrongful convictions. It calls for reform and highlights measures in seven areas - eyewitness identification, interrogation, discovery, law enforcement investigation, scientific evidence, and defense practices - that would improve Virginia's criminal justice system and offer the latest and best practices to law enforcement officers, courts, prosecutors, and defense counsel.
- Subjects
- Note
- "March 2005."
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-134).
- Additional Formats (note)
- Also available on the Internet.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- OCLC
- 60716257
- SCSB-13483900
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library