This book exposes the myriad of victims of wrongful conviction by
going beyond the innocent person who has been wrongfully
incarcerated to include the numerous indirect victims who suffer
collaterally. In no way overlooking the egregious effects on the
wrongfully convicted, this book widens the net to also examine
consequences for family, friends, co-workers, witnesses, the
initial victims of the crime, and society in general-all indirect
victims who are often forgotten in treatments of wrongful
conviction. Utilizing interviews of exonerees and indirect victims,
the authors capture the tangible and intangible costs of
victimization across the board. The prison experience is examined
through the lens of an innocent person, and the psychological
impact of incarceration for the exoneree is explored. Special
attention is given to the often-ignored experience of female
exonerees and to the impact of race as a compounding factor in a
vast number of miscarriages of justice. The book concludes with an
overview of the victimization experiences that follow exonerees
upon release. Unique to this book is its interdisciplinary approach
to the troubling subject of wrongful conviction, combining
perspectives from a number of fields, including criminal justice,
criminology, victimology, psychology, sociology, social justice,
history, political science, and law. Undergraduate and graduate
students in these disciplines will find this book helpful in their
respective areas of study, and professionals in the legal system
will benefit from appreciation of the far-reaching costs of
wrongful convictions.
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