All Articles tagged Blackstone Ratio

• Justice Commentaries
  May 05, 2012 EDT
  THE CASEY ANTHONY TRIAL AND WRONGFUL EXONERATIONS: HOW TRIAL BY MEDIA‖CASES DIMINISH PUBLIC CONFIDENCE INTHE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
  Nicholas A. Battaglia

  This article argues that the phenomenon of a wrongful exoneration is birthed primarily through a trial by media.

• Justice Commentaries
  March 04, 2011 EDT
  ESTIMATING EMPIRICAL BLACKSTONE RATIOS IN TWO SETTINGS: MURDER CASES AND HIRING
  Shawn D. Bushway

  In this paper, the author generates an estimate of the false negative rate for a representative sample of murders in Chicago.

• Justice Commentaries
  March 04, 2011 EDT
  BLACKSTONE AND THE BALANCE OF EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION EVIDENCE
  Steven E. Clark

  This article focuses on the connection between mistaken identification and false convictions.

• Justice Commentaries
  March 04, 2011 EDT
  “THAN THAT ONE INNOCENT SUFFER”: EVALUATING STATE SAFEGUARDS AGAINST WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS
  Robert J. NorrisCatherine L. BonventreAllison D. RedlichJames R. Acker

  This article comprehensively describes and analyzes current state policy initiatives in several areas relevant to the prevention of wrongful convictions.