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Godsey, Mark, 1968-
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Judicial error -- United States
Prejudices -- United States -- Psychological aspects
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Political aspects -- United States
Evidence, Criminal -- United States
Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States
False imprisonment -- United States
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Godsey, Mark, 1968-
Judicial error -- United States
Prejudices -- United States -- Psychological aspects
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Political aspects -- United States
Evidence, Criminal -- United States
Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States
False imprisonment -- United States
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Blind Injustice : a former prosecutor exposes the psychology and politics of wrongful convictions / Mark Godsey.
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Godsey, Mark, 1968-
University of California Press c2017
Call #:
345
.73
G589b
Subjects
Judicial error -- United States
Prejudices -- United States -- Psychological aspects
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Political aspects -- United States
Evidence, Criminal -- United States
Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States
False imprisonment -- United States
ISBN:
9780520287952 (hc)
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ix, 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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"In this unprecedented view from the trenches, prosecutor turned champion for the innocent Mark Godsey takes us inside the frailties of the human mind as they unfold in real-world wrongful convictions. Drawing upon stories from his own career, Godsey shares how innate psychological flaws in judges, police, lawyers, and juries coupled with a “tough on crime” environment can cause investigations to go awry, leading to the convictions of innocent people. In Blind Injustice, Godsey explores distinct psychological human weaknesses inherent in the criminal justice system—confirmation bias, memory malleability, cognitive dissonance, bureaucratic denial, dehumanization, and others—and illustrates each with stories from his time as a hard-nosed prosecutor and then as an attorney for the Ohio Innocence Project. He also lays bare the criminal justice system’s internal political pressures. How does the fact that judges, sheriffs, and prosecutors are elected officials influence how they view cases? How can defense attorneys support clients when many are overworked and underpaid? And how do juries overcome bias leading them to believe that police and expert witnesses know more than they do about what evidence means? This book sheds a harsh light on the unintentional yet routine injustices committed by those charged with upholding justice. Yet in the end, Godsey recommends structural, procedural, and attitudinal changes aimed at restoring justice to the criminal justice system. "--Book jacket
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