Verkkothis article reflects on the author’s 2005 article, “rethinking the study of miscarriages of justice,” which sought to describe what scholars empirically. Verkkothese exonerations revived interest in factors contributing to miscarriages of justice, resulting in an exponential increase in conducting empirical. Verkkothis innovative work builds on huff and killias’ earlier publication (2008), but is broader and more thoroughly comparative in a number of important. Verkkoin many wrongful conviction cases, forensic science failed to prevent miscarriages of justice by correcting false theories developed by police investigators. Causes, consequences and remedies gives an excellent general summary of miscarriages of justice, the various definitions. Verkkoi argue that, paradoxically, if we do abolish the death penalty more innocent people may be punished for crimes they did not commit.
