Hewitt, Louise (2024) The role and effectiveness of innocence projects. In: Payne-James, Jason and Byard, Roger W., (eds.) Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine. Elsevier, Amsterdam; Boston; Heidelberg; London; New York; Oxford Paris; San Diego; San Francisco; Singapore; Sydney; Tokyo, pp. 642-647. ISBN 978-0443214417; 978-0443214424 (doi:10.1016/B978-0-443-21441-7.00236-3)

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Abstract

Innocence projects are law clinics that work to combat wrongful convictions and reform the criminal legal system. Referred to as innocence organizations, there are over 70 in the world brought together as part of the Innocence Network. Innocence work provides access to justice for wrongfully convicted individuals, supports clinical legal education for future lawyers, as well as helping to reform law and policy to improve criminal justice processes. Whilst all innocence organizations share these characteristics, their role and effectiveness vary's, according to the issues presented by each country's criminal justice process.

Item Type:	Book Section
Uncontrolled Keywords:	innocence project
Subjects:	K Law > K Law (General)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Law & Criminology (LAC)
Last Modified:	17 Dec 2024 12:02
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/48888

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