WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

LEGALST 325

Course Description

Study of evidentiary causes of wrongful convictions, including eyewitness misidentifications, false confessions, the use of jailhouse informants, and flaws in forensic science. Procedural and institutional causes of wrongful convictions, and within this context, question whether constitutional rights adequately protect against illegitimate outcomes. Explore potential ways to broaden conceptions of wrongful convictions, looking at mass surveillance, mass prosecution, mass conviction, sentencing severity, and the system's racially disproportionate impact at all intercept points.

Prerequisties

LEGALST/SOC 131 or LEGALST/POLISCI 217

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average

3.17

No change from Historical

Completion Rate

98.17%

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A Rate

19.27%

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Class Size

109

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Instructors (2025 Fall)

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