Wrongful Conviction and Public Policy: The American Society of Criminology 2001 Presidential Address

Racial Bias in Case Processing: Does Victim Race Affect Police Clearance of Violent Crime Incidents?

“…When results were disaggregated by victim and offender race, cases involving African-American offenders and white victims were the least likely to be cleared and cases involving white victims and white offenders were the most likely to be cleared. While racial differences in case clearance were quite modest, we are reminded of Huff's (2002) ASC Presidential Address on wrongful convictions. He estimates that even a conservative estimate (0.5%) of cases resulting in wrongful convictions for index crimes in 2000 would result in 7,500 individuals convicted when they should not have been (Huff, 2002, p. 2).…”

The roles of interrogation, perception, and individual differences in producing compliant false confessions

“…False confessions that result from interrogations are often cited as one of the major causes of wrongful convictions (Bedau & Radelet, 1987;Gudjonsson, 2003;Huff, 2002;Huff, Rattner, & Sagarin, 1986;Huff & Sagarin, 1996;Leo, 2001;Scheck, Neufeld, & Dwyer, 2000;Westervelt & Humphrey, 2001). Bedau and Radelet (1987) reported that 14% of the hundreds of wrongful conviction cases in their study resulted from false confessions.…”

The relationship among distributive and procedural justice and correctional life satisfaction, burnout, and turnover intent: An exploratory study

“…Public distrust and apprehension would likely develop if criminal justice agencies were operated in an arbitrary and capricious manner. There have been public outcries over what has been seen as unfair and unjust actions of criminal justice organizations, such as racial profiling and the conviction of innocent persons (Huff, 2002;Kennedy, 2001). Finally, correctional agencies are expected to house offenders in secure, humane, and fair institutions (Clear, Cole, & Reisig, 2006;Schmallager, 2006).…”