Sociology 3312A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Neoliberalism, Social Disorganization Theory, Broken Windows Theory
18 Dec 2017
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Wrongful convictions can be understood on two levels of analysis. 1. professional and bureaucratic wrong-doing within the justice system includes the targeting practices of the police, the suppression of evidence, coercion and intimidation of witnesses, falsified forensic evidence, judicial malpractice, jury tampering, prosecution and defence misconduct. Ca(cid:374)ada"s pe(cid:396)siste(cid:374)t s(cid:455)ste(cid:373)i(cid:272) so(cid:272)ial i(cid:374)e(cid:395)ualit(cid:455) causes certain individuals and groups to become socially, politically, and economically powerless. Extensive media coverage and several best selling books have resulted in a growing public intolerance for wrongful convictions. Another source of the growing public awareness is the extensive coverage of recent wrongful convictions by both cbc and ctv television networks. Public demands of legal officers (lawyers, judges) being held accountable for their actions. To date there have been six inquries across canada: The royal commission on the donald marshall jr. The commission on proceedings involving guy paul morin 1998. The lamer commission of inquiry pertaining to the cases of: ronald dalton, gergory.
