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Mark Godsey Blind Injustice (Hardback). Author: Mark Godsey. Title: Blind Injustice. Format: Hardback. Item Height: 229mm. Item Length: 152mm. Item Width: 23mm. Item Weight: 454g. Language: English. Further DetailsTitle: Blind Injustice Condition: New Subtitle: A Former Prosecutor Exposes the Psychology and Politics of Wrongful Convictions Author: Mark Godsey Format: Hardback ISBN-10: 0520287959 EAN: 9780520287952 ISBN: 9780520287952 Publisher: University of California Press Genre: Society & Culture Topic: Social Sciences, Law & Politics Release Date: 10/10/2017 Description: 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 shocking, yet true, stories from his own career, Godsey shares how innate psychological flaws and the "tough on crime" political environment experienced by judges, police, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and juries can cause investigations to go awry, leading to the convictions of innocent people. Each chapter explores a distinct psychological human weakness inherent in the criminal justice system-confirmation bias, memory malleability, credibility-determining errors, tunnel vision, cognitive dissonance, bureaucratic denial, "group think" mindsets, and dehumanization-and then illustrates each human weakness with true stories from Godsey's time as a prosecutor and innocence lawyer. Part confessional, Godsey takes us back to his days as a hard-nosed prosecutor and brings to life the law enforcement mindset that leads to wrongful convictions in a way unprecedented. This book also analyzes the criminal justice system's internal political pressures.How does the fact that judges, sheriffs, and prosecutors are elected officials impact how they view cases, especially since re-elections are based on showing tough stance on crime? How can defense attorneys provide appropriate support for their clients when many are overworked and underpaid? And how do juries overcome their own bias that those in power or with influence-police, prosecutors, and expert witnesses-know more about what the evidence means? Godsey sheds a harsh light on the unintentional yet routine injustices committed by those charged with upholding justice. Yet in the end, he recommends structural, procedural, and attitudinal changes that can hopefully restore justice to the criminal justice system. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Item Width: 23mm Item Weight: 454g Release Year: 2017 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
