Graduation Year
2016
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
Special Majors
Second Department
Philosophy
Reader 1
Rachel M. VanSickle-Ward
Reader 2
Michael J. Green
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Abstract
This thesis explores how society can and should compensate those who have been wrongfully convicted after they are exonerated and how we can prevent these mistakes from happening to others in the future. It begins by presenting research on the scope of the problem. Then it suggests possible reforms to the U.S. justice system that would minimize the rate of innocent convictions. Lastly, it takes both a philosophical and political look at what just compensation would entail as well as a variety of state compensation laws.
Recommended Citation
Haselkorn, Amelia A., "When Society Becomes the Criminal: An Exploration of Society’s Responsibilities to the Wrongfully Convicted" (2016). Pitzer Senior Theses. 84.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/pitzer_theses/84
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