Wrongful Convictions Among Women
An Exploratory Study of a Neglected Topic
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20394241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mitch Ruesink (Waukesha County Technical College), Free D Marvin (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, WI, USA) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 1-23 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0897-4454 • E-ISSN: 1541-0323 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j012v16n04_01 |
| OpenAlex | W1506971437 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 8 |
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 wrongfully convicted women are compared with a sample of wrongfully convicted men. Racial differences in the wrongful conviction of white and African American women are also explored
Conviction · Criminal Conviction · Criminal justice · Criminology · Political science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Jury Decision Making Processes · Law · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.73 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |