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Unfair The New Science of Criminal Injustice

Adam Benforado

" A child is gunned down by a police officer; an investigator ignores critical clues in a case; an innocent man confesses to a crime he did not commit; a jury acquits a killer. The evidence is all around us: Our system of justice is fundamentally broken.

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It was discussed in relation to the psychology of judges, jurors and police officers and how these impact criminal justice, particularly in the context of witness testimonies and lineups.

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And I think that's something that each individual lawyer has to struggle with on their own.

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It was discussed in relation to the psychology of judges, jurors and police officers and how these impact criminal justice, particularly in the context of witness testimonies and lineups.

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And I think that's something that each individual lawyer has to struggle with on their own.

I think it's critical in law school to think about, once you know the truth about what is actually moving the legal system, should you press those levers?

I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that law is somehow treated as different from any other area.

It is incredibly backwards looking.

If you've thought about, for example, a doctor, you go to the doctor with some medical condition, and the doctor is like, well, let me go get this dusty book off and see how they treated this 200 years ago. That's crazy, right?

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