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Wrongful Convictions and Public Policy Wrongful Convictions and Public Policy
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The Scope of Innocence Reform The Scope of Innocence Reform
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Mitigating Eyewitness Errors Mitigating Eyewitness Errors
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Interrogations and Confessions Interrogations and Confessions
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Uncovering Wrongful Convictions: DNA Access and Evidence Preservation Uncovering Wrongful Convictions: DNA Access and Evidence Preservation
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Reentry after Exoneration: Compensation Statutes Reentry after Exoneration: Compensation Statutes
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Exploring State Efforts to Reduce Wrongful Convictions Exploring State Efforts to Reduce Wrongful Convictions
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Public Opinion Public Opinion
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Electoral Context Electoral Context
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Innocence Advocacy and Exonerations Innocence Advocacy and Exonerations
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Why Do States Adopt Wrongful Conviction Reforms? Why Do States Adopt Wrongful Conviction Reforms?
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Data and Measurement Data and Measurement
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State Wrongful Conviction Reforms State Wrongful Conviction Reforms
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Public Opinion Public Opinion
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Electoral Competition Electoral Competition
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Presence of Innocence Organizations Presence of Innocence Organizations
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Exonerations Exonerations
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Control Variables Control Variables
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Analysis and Findings Analysis and Findings
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2 State Politics, Innocence Advocacy, and Wrongful Conviction Reforms
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Published:September 2023
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Abstract
The chapter opens with the story of exoneree compensation reform in Texas, which was driven in large part by the wrongful conviction of Timothy Cole. The authors then cover the breadth of state policy reforms around wrongful convictions but focus on five key priority areas that have been at the heart of the innocence movement’s agenda: eyewitness identification, police interrogations, access to post-conviction DNA testing, evidence preservation, and compensation. Then, using an original data set of these five state-level reforms from 1989 to 2018, the authors examine what has influenced states to adopt new polices. The analyses incorporate the framework of dynamic representation. The authors find that the presence and activity of innocence organizations, public opinion, and states’ electoral context all influence the passage of innocence reforms.
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