Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Tables ix
4. Foreword xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. 1. Introduction 3
7. Part One: Factors Contributiong to Miscarriages of Justice
8. 2. Eyewitness Identification and Misidentification 25
9. 3. The Role of Legal Professionals in Contributing to Wrongful Convictions: Police 50
10. 4. The Role of Legal Professionals in Contributing to Wrongful Convictions: Prosecutors, Defence Counsel, and the Judiciary 61
11. 5. False Confessions 84
12. 6. Jailhouse Informants 107
13. Part Two: Evidentiary Detection Methods: Missteps and Innovations
14. 7. DNA Evidence: Raising the Bar 133
15. 8. Forensic Evidence and Expert Testimony 156
16. Part Three: Responses to Miscarriages of Justice
17. 9. Conventional Remedies through the Courts and Conviction Review 191
18. 10. Commissions of Inquiry: Lessons Learned 210
19. 11. Compensation: The “Obstacle Course” 234
20. 12. The Impact of Public Lobbying on Wrongful Convictions: The Role of the Media, Lobby Groups, and Innocence Projects 249
21. 13. Lessons from Other Jurisdictions 268
22. 14. Final Conclusions 288
23. Appendix A: Wrongful Convictions in Canada 299
24. Appendix B: The Inquiry regarding Thomas Sophonow: Eyewitness Identification – Recommendations 313
25. Appendix C: Federal/Provincial/Territorial Heads of Prosecution Committee Working Group (2005), Recommendations regarding the Use of Eyewitness Identification Evidence 316
26. Appendix D: Canadian Judicial Council, National Judicial Institute: Eyewitness Identification Evidence, Model Jury Instructions 318
27. Appendix E: Canada’s 1988 Federal-Provincial Guidelines on Compensation for Wrongfully Convicted and Imprisoned Persons 321
28. Notes 325
29. Legislation and Case Citations 381
30. Bibliography 389
31. Index 417