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• The 'CSI Effect': Does It Really Exist?

  From the National Institute of Justice about the way that shows like CSI affect peoples expectations of forensic science.
• How Forensic DNA Evidence Can Lead to Wrongful Convictions

  Article from JSTOR Daily. "Forensic DNA evidence has been a game-changer for law enforcement, but research shows it can contribute to miscarriages of justice."
• Perspective: Why Eyewitnesses Fail

  An article published in the scientific journal, Proceedings from the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. While this is written as a biased perspective, the perspective well-researched and cited by a respected scientist in a respected scientific journal.
• My Life in Supermax

  Article written for the Marshall Project in collaboration with Vice.
• The Marshall Project

  Non-Profit journalism about criminal justice.
• Innocence Project

  From the website: "The Innocence Project works to free the innocent, prevent wrongful convictions, and create fair, compassionate, and equitable systems of justice for everyone. "
• False Arrests, Convictions and Imprisonments

  A collection of articles from the New York Times with the tags, "False Arrest," "False Convictions," or "False Imprisonments." Non-subscribers have limited access to NYT articles. If you cannot get access, search the Gale NYT database linked above.
• Causes of Wrongful Convictions

  An analysis of causes of wrongful convictions in death penalty cases. "The Most Common Causes of Wrongful Death Penalty Convictions: Official Misconduct and Perjury or False Accusation"
• Center on Wrongful Convictions

  From the website: "The Center on Wrongful Convictions (CWC) is dedicated to identifying and rectifying wrongful convictions and other serious miscarriages of justice."
• Equal Justice Initiative

  Founded by Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy. From the website: "The Equal Justice Initiative is committed to ending mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, to challenging racial and economic injustice, and to protecting basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society."