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Wrongful Convictions

A Subject Guide providing suggested resources and other information for beginning research on the topic of wrongful convictions.

Recommended Multi-Subject Databases

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Recommended Discipline-Specific Databases

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Suggested Keywords

Try these keywords when searching for information about your topic. 

  • Administration of criminal justice
  • Administration of justice
  • Criminal justice
  • Discrimination in criminal justice administration
  • Due process of law
  • False imprisonment
  • Judicial error
  • Judicial independence
  • Judicial process
  • Libel
  • Retributive justice
  • Wrongful conviction