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Wrongful convictions of women : when innocence isn't enough /

Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink reveal the distinctive role that gender dynamics so often play in the miscarriage of justice. Examining more than 160 cases involving such charges as homicide, child abuse, and drug trafficking, the authors explore systemic failures in both policing and prosecution. T...

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Главные авторы: Free, Marvin D., Ruesink, Mitch (Автор)
Язык:English
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020 |a 9781626375062 
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100 1 |a Free, Marvin D., 
245 1 0 |a Wrongful convictions of women :  |b when innocence isn't enough /  |c Marvin D. Free, Jr., and Mitch Ruesink. 
300 |a viii, 313 pages ;  |c 24 cm 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-308) and index. 
520 |a Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink reveal the distinctive role that gender dynamics so often play in the miscarriage of justice. Examining more than 160 cases involving such charges as homicide, child abuse, and drug trafficking, the authors explore systemic failures in both policing and prosecution. They also highlight the intersecting roles of gender and race. Demonstrating how women encounter circumstances that are qualitatively different than those of men, they illuminate unique challenges facing women in the criminal justice system.  
650 0 |a Judicial error  |z United States  |v Cases. 
650 0 |a Criminal justice, Administration of  |z United States  |v Cases. 
650 0 |a False imprisonment  |z United States  |v Cases. 
650 0 |a Women prisoners  |z United States  |v Cases. 
650 0 |a Prosecutorial misconduct  |z United States. 
700 1 |a Ruesink, Mitch,  |e author. 
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655 7 |a Casebook.  |2 lcgft 
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955 |b xg06 2015-09-25  |i xg06 2015-09-25  |a xg13 2016-05-31 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver.