THEMES OF INJUSTICE: WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS, RACIAL PREJUDICE, AND LAWYER INCOMPETENCE

• NCJ Number: 145660
• Journal: Criminal Law Bulletin Volume: 29 Issue: 6 Dated: (November-December 1993) Pages: 502-515
• Author(s): B L Gershman
• Date Published: 1993
• Length: 14 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Survey
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This is an essay on the U.S. criminal justice system.

Abstract

It describes changes in the criminal justice system by focusing on three themes of injustice -- convictions of the innocent due to prosecutorial abuse, racial prejudice as evidenced in the application of the death penalty, and lawyer incompetence. The author provides examples of cases to illustrate these themes. 65 footnotes