American justice in the age of innocence : understanding the causes of wrongful convictions and how to prevent them / Sandra Guerra Thompson, Jennifer L. Hopgood & Hillary K. Valderrama, editors.

• Part I. Introduction -- Part II. Acknowledgments -- Part III. Causes of wrongful convictions: unreliable evidence. A. Eyewitness identification. Eyewitness identification: the science and need for reform / Brian M Harrison -- Eyewitness identification reform: is Texas ready? / Christina M. Griffin -- B. Custodial interrogation and confessions. Reducing false confessions through video recording / Tanya M. Broholm -- Of crimes, confessions, and convictions: reducing wrongful convictions attributable to false confessions / Hillary K. Valderrama -- C. Jailhouse informants. Whispering sweet nothings: how jailhouse snitches subvert American justice / Matthew W. Gilliam -- Part IV. Improving the adversary system through discovery. Reciprocal discovery: eliminating ?trial by surprise? for both sides / Ryan King -- Part V. Creating avenues to uncover actual innocence. A. Access to DNA testing -- a Texas case study. Justice denied: how Texas courts are misinterpreting Chapter 64 and improperly denying post-conviction DNA testing / Jennifer L. Hopgood -- B. The case for innocence commissions. 1. Inadequacies of the habeas process. Why innocent Texas prisoners cannot expect habeas relief and how an innocence commission can help / Yesero T. Olowo-Okello -- 2. Comparative models. Post-conviction actual innocence reviews in the United Kingdom and Canada / Emily Earthman Ziemba -- Part VI. Conclusion.

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