Mitch Ruesink
Biographic Data
| ID | 243980 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mitch Ruesink |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mitch |
| FAMILY NAME | Ruesink |
| SIGNATURE | RUESINK M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Waukesha County Technical College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Flawed justice
This exploratory study examines 37 wrongfully convicted Black women. The cases were culled from electronic databases located at the Innocence Project, the Center on Wrongful Convictions, the Death Penalty Information Center, the National Registry of Exonerations and from the innocence database at forejustice.org in addition to newspaper and magazine articles. Prosecutorial misconduct and perjury by criminal justice officials constituted the 2 mos…
Wrongful Convictions of Women
Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink reveal the distinctive role that gender dynamics so often play in the miscarriage of justice. Examining more than 160 cases involving such charges as homicide, child abuse, and drug trafficking, the authors explore systemic failures in both policing and prosecution. They also highlight the intersecting roles of gender and race. Demonstrating how women encounter circumstances that are qualitatively different than thos…
Race and Justice
In this investigation of some 350 wrongful convictions of African American men, Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink critically examine how issues of race undercut the larger goals of our criminal justice system. Free and Ruesink expand the focus of wrongful conviction studies to include not only homicide, but also sexual assault, drug dealing, and nonviolent crime. Their careful analysis reveals that black men accused of crimes against white victims ac…
Tables
Statistics of Sample of Wrongfully Convicted African American Men 29 3.1 Factors in Wrongful Convictions in Murder and Attempted Murder Cases 63 3.2 Victim and Case Characteristics in Murder and Attempted Murder Cases 92 4.1 Factors in Wrongful Convictions in Rape and Sexual Assault Cases 108 4.2 Victim and Case Characteristics in Rape and Sexual Assault Cases 138 5.1 Individuals Involved in the Tulia Sting 156 5.2 Mansfield, Ohio, Drug Bust 164 …
Wrongful Convictions Among Women
Interest in wrongful convictions in the United States criminal justice system has accelerated over the past several decades. Most attention, however, has focused on wrongfully convicted men, leaving largely unexplored the problem of women who are wrongfully convicted. Using two large electronic databases, this study examines the problem of wrongful convictions involving women in the United States since 1970 (N = 42). Case characteristics of wrong…
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Wrongful Convictions Among Women
Interest in wrongful convictions in the United States criminal justice system has accelerated over the past several decades. Most attention, however, has focused on wrongfully convicted men, leaving largely unexplored the problem of women who are wrongfully convicted. Using two large electronic databases, this study examines the problem of wrongful convictions involving women in the United States since 1970 (N = 42). Case characteristics of wrong…
Race and Justice
In this investigation of some 350 wrongful convictions of African American men, Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink critically examine how issues of race undercut the larger goals of our criminal justice system. Free and Ruesink expand the focus of wrongful conviction studies to include not only homicide, but also sexual assault, drug dealing, and nonviolent crime. Their careful analysis reveals that black men accused of crimes against white victims ac…
Tables
Statistics of Sample of Wrongfully Convicted African American Men 29 3.1 Factors in Wrongful Convictions in Murder and Attempted Murder Cases 63 3.2 Victim and Case Characteristics in Murder and Attempted Murder Cases 92 4.1 Factors in Wrongful Convictions in Rape and Sexual Assault Cases 108 4.2 Victim and Case Characteristics in Rape and Sexual Assault Cases 138 5.1 Individuals Involved in the Tulia Sting 156 5.2 Mansfield, Ohio, Drug Bust 164 …
Wrongful Convictions of Women
Marvin Free and Mitch Ruesink reveal the distinctive role that gender dynamics so often play in the miscarriage of justice. Examining more than 160 cases involving such charges as homicide, child abuse, and drug trafficking, the authors explore systemic failures in both policing and prosecution. They also highlight the intersecting roles of gender and race. Demonstrating how women encounter circumstances that are qualitatively different than thos…
Flawed justice
This exploratory study examines 37 wrongfully convicted Black women. The cases were culled from electronic databases located at the Innocence Project, the Center on Wrongful Convictions, the Death Penalty Information Center, the National Registry of Exonerations and from the innocence database at forejustice.org in addition to newspaper and magazine articles. Prosecutorial misconduct and perjury by criminal justice officials constituted the 2 mos…
Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Conviction (3 works) · Criminal justice (3 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Deception detection and forensic psychology (2 works) · Economic Justice (2 works) · Jury Decision Making Processes (2 works)