NIJ's Inquiries into Wrongful Conviction

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

NIJ has engaged in an ongoing effort to identify and understand the underlying causes of wrongful convictions. NIJ has been at the forefront of this scholarship since the early 1990s with its formative inquiries into DNA exonerations. Since that time, NIJ has funded a number of studies and policy activities aimed at understanding the factors that cause miscarriages of justice and the far reaching harm these events create. This panel will discuss recent NIJ supported literature in the area of wrongful conviction and highlight identified research gaps on this critical policy issue.

Sub Unit

• Area VII: Criminal Justice Policy and Practice / 35: Challenging Criminal Justice Policies

Individual Presentations

• The Path to Exoneration - Jon Gould, American University

• Estimating a Rate of Wrongful Conviction - John Roman, Urban Institute

• Investigating Under-Researched Aspects of Wrongful Conviction - Allison Redlich, George Mason University

Chair

• Seri Irazola, National Institute of Justice

Discussant

• Seri Irazola, National Institute of Justice