As scores of death row inmates are exonerated by DNA evidence and innocence commissions are set up across the country, conviction of the innocent has become a well-recognized problem. But our justice system makes both kinds of errors--we acquit the guilty and convict the innocent--and exploring the reasons why people are acquitted can help us to evaluate the efficiency and fairness of our criminal justice system. Not Guilty provides a sustained examination and analysis of the factors that lead juries to find defendants "not guilty," as well as the connection between those factors and...

This resource guide (November 2000) is organized into four main sections: Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: An introduction to the nature of the problem of racial profiling. Chapter 3: A general description of data collection and its limitations. Chapter 4: Study-site descriptions and analysis. Chapter 5: Recommendations and future goals. Chapter 6: Conclusions and Recommendations The "selected site" approach of this resource guide is intended to encourage and guide police and communities as they begin to take action to evaluate allegations of racial profiling and to help police and...

The murder of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin and the subsequent trial and acquittal of his assailant, George Zimmerman, sparked a passionate national debate about race and criminal justice in America that involved everyone from bloggers to mayoral candidates to President Obama himself. With increased attention to these causes, from St. Louis to Los Angeles, intense outrage at New York City's Stop and Frisk program and escalating anger over the effect of mass incarceration on the nation's African American community, the Trayvon Martin case brought the racialized nature of the American justice...

The murder of unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin and the subsequent trial and acquittal of his assailant, George Zimmerman, sparked a passionate national debate about race and criminal justice in America that involved everyone from bloggers to mayoral candidates to President Obama himself. With increased attention to these causes, from St. Louis to Los Angeles, intense outrage at New York City's Stop and Frisk program and escalating anger over the effect of mass incarceration on the nation's African American community, the Trayvon Martin case brought the racialized nature of the American justice...

The King's Speech Comparative Workbook OL16 is to be used when studying The King's Speech, directed by Tom Hooper, for the Comparative Study component of the Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level examination in 2016. This A4 workbook covers the modes of Social Setting, Relationships and Hero, Heroine, Villain.

The workbook is designed to be completed by students when they have watched The King's Speech and are beginning to analyse and study the film in preparation for the Comparative Study.

Comparative Study Workbook Series at a glance:

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Foster Comparative Workbook OL16 is to be used when studying Claire Keegan's novel Foster for the Comparative Study component of the Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level examination in 2016. This A4 workbook covers the modes of Social Setting, Relationships and Hero, Heroine, Villain.

The workbook is designed to be completed by students after they have read Foster and are beginning to analyse and study the novel in preparation for the Comparative Study.

Comparative Study Workbook Series at a glance:

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A Doll's House Comparative Workbook OL16 is to be used when studying Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House for the Comparative Study component of the Leaving Certificate Ordinary Level examination in 2016. This workbook covers the modes of Social Setting, Relationships and Hero, Heroine, Villain.

The workbook is designed to be completed by students after they have read or seen A Doll's House and are beginning to analyse and study the play in preparation for the Comparative Study.

Comparative Study Workbook Series at a glance:

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The King's Speech Comparative Workbook HL16 is to be used when studying The King's Speech, directed by Tom Hooper, for the Comparative Study component of the Leaving Certificate Higher Level examination in 2016. This A4 workbook covers the modes of Cultural Context, Literary Genre and General Vision and Viewpoint.

The workbook is designed to be completed by students when they have watched The King's Speech and are beginning to analyse and study the film in preparation for the Comparative Study.

Comparative Study Workbook Series at a glance:...

Foster Comparative Workbook HL16 is to be used when studying Claire Keegan's novel Foster for the Comparative Study component of the Leaving Certificate Higher Level examination in 2016. This workbook covers the modes of Cultural Context, Literary Genre and General Vision and Viewpoint.

The workbook is designed to be completed by students after they have read Foster and are beginning to analyse and study the novel in preparation for the Comparative Study.

Comparative Study Workbook Series at a glance:

• Simple, easy to follow...

A Doll's House Comparative Workbook HL16 is to be used when studying Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House for the Comparative Study component of the Leaving Certificate Higher Level examination in 2016. This workbook covers the modes of Cultural Context, Literary Genre and General Vision and Viewpoint.

The workbook is designed to be completed by students after they have read or seen A Doll's House and are beginning to analyse and study the play in preparation for the Comparative Study.

Comparative Study Workbook Series at a glance:

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