Entries tagged with “Earl Washington”
Oct 21, 2004
DPIC SUMMARY: Chicago Tribune Series, “Forensics Under the Microscope”
A CHICAGO TRIBUNE INVESTIGATIVE SERIESChicago Tribune veteran project reporters Flynn McRoberts, Steve Mills and Maurice Possley, together with researcher Judith Marriott, scrutinized criminal cases including “scientific” or forensic evidence, conducting hundreds of interviews across the country and examining thousands of court documents. From October 17, 2004 to October 21, 2004 the Tribune published a five-part investigative series which details the use of forensic evidence…
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Aug 18, 2011
NEW RESOURCES: The Causes of Wrongful Convictions
The Innocence Project has launched a new multimedia resource illustrating the main causes of wrongful convictions and the reforms necessary to prevent such mistakes. This interactive tool, “Getting it Right,” features videos, case studies and research on such topics as false confessions, eyewitness identification, informant testimony, and failures by the defense and prosecution. Three death penalty cases are highlighted: Ron Williamson,…