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DNA Testing Postconviction DNA Testing: Recommendations for Handling Requests
In 1999, the Department of Justice issued these guidelines. The report was written by judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers, and victims' advocates.
False Confessions
The Center On Wrongful Convictions - Causes & Remedies: False Confessions
http://www.wm3.org/html/ofshe/ofshe1_1.html
Jailhouse Snitches
http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/pubs/morin/
(Canada's commissions)
Junk Science
http://www.innocenceproject.org/causes/junkscience.php
Innocence Commissions
NC Innocence Commission
CT Innocence Commission
Limits on Serelogy
http://www.innocenceproject.org/causes/serology.php
Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
www.innocenceproject.org/causes/policemisconduct.php
http://www.lawmall.com/abuse/
Mistaken Identification
1999 NIJ Report, Eyewitness Evidence: A Guide of Law Enforcement
NJ AG Guidelines for Preparing and Conducting Photo and Live Lineup Identification Procedures
Report of the Governor's Commission on Capital Punishment
Issued in 2002 providing 85 specific recommendations, including recommendations to require videotaping of interrogations in capital cases, to review police procedures for obtaining eyewitness identifications, and to intensify the scrutiny of the testimony of in-custody informants.
Parole
Massachusetts Parole Program
Site of U.S. Dept. of Justice Parole Program
Poor Defense Lawyering
http://www.innocenceproject.org/causes/badlawyering.php
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