Summer 2020 B-term
Meeting:
MTWTh 9:40am - 11:50am / * *
SLN:
14482
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
LSJ 476 A
Instructor:
Catalog Description:
Examines legal and social factors that shape criminal case outcomes, analyzing how one type of miscarriage of justice - wrongful conviction - occurs. How can cases of wrongful conviction be explained? Why are some people, against whom there is only weak evidence, convicted-and sometimes even executed? Offered: jointly with LSJ 476.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
Last updated:
August 31, 2024 - 7:00 pm