Matthew Barry Johnson

Wrongful Conviction in Sexual Assault

Stranger Rape, Acquaintance Rape, and Intra-Familial Child Sexual Assaults

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Despite the increasing public and academic interest in exonerations, Wrongful Conviction in Sexual Assault is the first book to examine the preponderance of sexual assault cases among US wrongful convictions. The book presents compelling coverage of high-profile wrongful conviction cases, and also lesser known cases, that reveal disturbing patterns and demand attention.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780190653057
• ISBN-10: 0190653051
• Artikelnr.: 60141645

Autorenporträt

Matthew Barry Johnson is an Associate Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY. In addition to teaching, research, and expert witness work, Professor Johnson served on the ABA Task Force on Mental Disability and the Death Penalty, as well as the Executive Committee of New Jerseyans for Alternatives to the Death Penalty - the lead organization in the successful campaign that abolished the New Jersey death penalty in 2007. He also has appeared on broadcast media outlets discussing wrongful conviction and false confessions.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction and Overview
Chapter One: The Modern Politics of Sexual Assault Prosecution
Chapter Two: Rape and Wrongful Conviction
Chapter Three: Race and Rape Prosecution in U.S. History
Chapter Four: Serial Rapists and Wrongful Conviction
Chapter Five: Child Sexual Abuse Hysteria
Chapter Six: Processes, Models, and Concepts in Wrongful Conviction
Chapter Seven: Prospective and Future Directions
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Appendix D