LW 7612 — Wrongful Convictions and Post-Conviction Remedies
3 semester hoursGraduateLecturetypical days: M/WBostonTraditional
Analyzes legal and procedural safeguards designed to prevent wrongful convictions. Examines how the emergence of DNA testing has assisted law enforcement in solving crimes while also helping to expose the scale of wrongful convictions in the United States. Explores the primary factors that contribute to the phenomenon of wrongful convictions, the state and federal procedures through which post-conviction claims are litigated, and potential reforms to protect against the conviction of the innocent. Addresses the role of biological evidence, eyewitness identification, false confessions, and forensic science in criminal justice.
Prerequisites
- LW 6400 (min C-)
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 1.0 |
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Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 100% · T 0% · W 100% · Th 0% · F 0%
Common patterns: MW (100% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Daniel Medwed (100% of students) · reviews
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Links
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