All Articles tagged informant testimony

• 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.

• Justice Commentaries
  March 04, 2011 EDT
  AN INVESTIGATION OF TOP-DOWN VS. BOTTOM-UP PROCESSING IN POST-APPELLATE REVIEW OF A CRIMINAL CASE
  Andrew M. SmithBrian L. CutlerKeith A. Findley

  This experiment examined the extent to which the knowledge that a case has passed pre-screening by an innocence project influences case reviewer judgment through top-down case processing.