Jennifer Weintraub
Biographic Data
| ID | 6753549 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer Weintraub |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer |
| FAMILY NAME | Weintraub |
| SIGNATURE | WEINTRAUB J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University at Albany, State University of New York |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1933-5831 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Obstructing Justice
Prosecutorial misconduct is a potential barrier to identifying true perpetrators of crimes in wrongful conviction cases. Previous theories posit that pressures on prosecutors to carry out their role as ministers of justice in an adversarial system can incentivize misconduct and disincentivize postconviction cooperation, especially regarding alleged misconduct at trial. This study empirically tests how prosecutorial misconduct at trial can affect …
The criminal costs of wrongful convictions
Research Summary In this article, we examine criminal offending by true perpetrators after innocent people are arrested and convicted for their crimes. After investigating a set of cases in which DNA was used to exonerate the innocent and to identify the guilty party, we identified 109 true perpetrators, 102 of whom committed additional crimes. We found a total of 337 additional offenses committed by the true perpetrators, including 43 homicide‐r…
The criminal costs of wrongful convictions
Research Summary In this article, we examine criminal offending by true perpetrators after innocent people are arrested and convicted for their crimes. After investigating a set of cases in which DNA was used to exonerate the innocent and to identify the guilty party, we identified 109 true perpetrators, 102 of whom committed additional crimes. We found a total of 337 additional offenses committed by the true perpetrators, including 43 homicide‐r…
The criminal costs of wrongful convictions
Research Summary In this article, we examine criminal offending by true perpetrators after innocent people are arrested and convicted for their crimes. After investigating a set of cases in which DNA was used to exonerate the innocent and to identify the guilty party, we identified 109 true perpetrators, 102 of whom committed additional crimes. We found a total of 337 additional offenses committed by the true perpetrators, including 43 homicide‐r…
Obstructing Justice
Prosecutorial misconduct is a potential barrier to identifying true perpetrators of crimes in wrongful conviction cases. Previous theories posit that pressures on prosecutors to carry out their role as ministers of justice in an adversarial system can incentivize misconduct and disincentivize postconviction cooperation, especially regarding alleged misconduct at trial. This study empirically tests how prosecutorial misconduct at trial can affect …
Conviction (2 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (2 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Commit (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (1 work) · Criminal justice (1 work)