“…While studies in the UK and US have demonstrated the extreme psychological effects of wrongful imprisonment on men who had no prior psychiatric histories (Grounds ; Wildeman, Costelloe and Schehr ), in the present study, where 29 of the 30 participants were not even convicted and none were imprisoned, the same psychological effects were reported: I have never visited the GP so many times in my life. I went into a state of shock for some weeks after my arrest … .…”
Section: Researching the Wrongly Accusedsupporting
confidence: 68%
“…Research suggests that one of the greatest effects of wrongful conviction is damage to significant relationships (Grounds , p.34). Experiences of estrangement (even from those who have fully supported them) and resulting feelings of guilt are not uncommon.…”
Section: Researching the Wrongly Accusedmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Experiences of estrangement (even from those who have fully supported them) and resulting feelings of guilt are not uncommon. In some cases, this can result in the breakdown of marital relationships as family members experience the wrongly accused as withdrawn, irritable, and emotionally disengaged (Grounds , pp.31–2). Our participants shared similar experiences.…”
Section: Researching the Wrongly Accusedmentioning
In recent years, there has been rising concern that allegations of sexual abuse, particularly non‐recent abuse, have not received an appropriate response. From this has emerged a new determination to correct past and prevent further injustices, with police operations focusing considerable resources on the identification and prosecution of child abusers. Police and other services have reached out to encourage reporting, and developments in the trial process related to the rules of evidence have eroded due process protections for suspects. This article considers this changed legal and social context, and the processes entailed in responding to allegations of abuse, before presenting original empirical data, gathered from the accounts of 30 men and women who were wrongly accused of abuse related to their employment in occupations of trust. It demonstrates the considerable and lasting harms done to those who face allegations of such heinous crimes.
“…While studies in the UK and US have demonstrated the extreme psychological effects of wrongful imprisonment on men who had no prior psychiatric histories (Grounds ; Wildeman, Costelloe and Schehr ), in the present study, where 29 of the 30 participants were not even convicted and none were imprisoned, the same psychological effects were reported: I have never visited the GP so many times in my life. I went into a state of shock for some weeks after my arrest … .…”
Section: Researching the Wrongly Accusedsupporting
confidence: 68%
“…Research suggests that one of the greatest effects of wrongful conviction is damage to significant relationships (Grounds , p.34). Experiences of estrangement (even from those who have fully supported them) and resulting feelings of guilt are not uncommon.…”
Section: Researching the Wrongly Accusedmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Experiences of estrangement (even from those who have fully supported them) and resulting feelings of guilt are not uncommon. In some cases, this can result in the breakdown of marital relationships as family members experience the wrongly accused as withdrawn, irritable, and emotionally disengaged (Grounds , pp.31–2). Our participants shared similar experiences.…”
Section: Researching the Wrongly Accusedmentioning
In recent years, there has been rising concern that allegations of sexual abuse, particularly non‐recent abuse, have not received an appropriate response. From this has emerged a new determination to correct past and prevent further injustices, with police operations focusing considerable resources on the identification and prosecution of child abusers. Police and other services have reached out to encourage reporting, and developments in the trial process related to the rules of evidence have eroded due process protections for suspects. This article considers this changed legal and social context, and the processes entailed in responding to allegations of abuse, before presenting original empirical data, gathered from the accounts of 30 men and women who were wrongly accused of abuse related to their employment in occupations of trust. It demonstrates the considerable and lasting harms done to those who face allegations of such heinous crimes.
“…In addition to the psychological harms suffered by victims of wrongful imprisonment detailed in Grounds's (2004Grounds's ( , 2005 research, Naughton illustrated the physical harms caused by miscarriages of justice with reference to cases such as Keith Twitchell, George Lewis and Patrick Molloy of the Bridgewater Four case, all of whom were seriously abused and tortured by the police who coerced them into making false confessions for crimes they did not commit. 8 In addition, there is also the social stigma and losses sustained by victims themselves as well as their families and loved ones which he categorised as 'social' harm (Naughton 2007, 166-178).…”
Section: Zemiologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…These behavioural changes noted by Giddens' can in some ways be paralleled to the symptoms of PostTraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) observed fromGrounds's (2004Grounds's ( , 2005 psychological assessment of victims of wrongful imprisonment (cf.Bracken 2001, 733-743).186G. Tan…”
Building on existing research from a zemiological approach, this article seeks to contribute to a more ontological understanding of the production and reproduction of harms associated with wrongful imprisonment in England and Wales. Drawing from Anthony Giddens's theory of structuration, it is argued that whilst the harms of wrongful imprisonment are both complex and devastating, victims need not be perceived as entirely passive. Rather, victims of wrongful imprisonment can be viewed as knowledgeable agents with the intrinsic capacity and agency to strategically cope with and even survive the harms that they experience. The article concludes with personal accounts by victims of wrongful imprisonment that form an identifiable 'survivor' discourse to highlight some of the key critical factors that are vital in helping victims of wrongful imprisonment to re-structure their lives after release.
Criminal defendants who are wrongly convicted of charges and subsequently incarcerated experience one of the worst errors our society can make. Such errors are only partly rectified when such convictions are formally reversed, and these individuals are released from incarceration. This chapter expands upon a recent review (Heilbrun et al., The Journal of Forensic Practice 22(2):123-135, 2020) of the potential therapy needs of exonerated individuals following release from incarceration and return to the community. This chapter provides a more detailed review of the treatment literature, particularly as it applies to justiceinvolved individuals and is expanded to consider those exonerated from convictions, in the following areas: trauma, emotions, adjustment, relationships, finances, stigma, fame, propensity for offending, education, and jobs. Based on this review, we offer a more detailed analysis of how therapy services might be provided to exonerated individuals.
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