Narratives of Guilt and Innocence: The Power of Storytelling in Wrongful Conviction Cases

Name: Narratives of Guilt and Innocence: The Power of Storytelling in Wrongful Conviction Cases
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Book Synopsis: Illustrates how the power of narrative influences how police, prosecutors, juries, and judges construct legal reality. Wrongful convictions have been studied primarily through the lenses of law, psychology, and the social sciences. Though scholarship has established canonical factors that help explain why the innocent are convicted, a very simple question has not been answered: How is it possible that prosecutors can convince juries and themselves of the guilt of an innocent defendant, often even against strong exculpatory evidence? Narratives of Guilt and Innocence seeks to address this crucial question by highlighting the narrative blueprint of a given criminal justice system and then how the power of narrative influences how police, prosecutors, juries, and judges construct legal reality and the evidence for it. That law and storytelling are connected is a common trope, but we know surprisingly little about the intricate role storytelling plays in criminal cases and wrongful convictions in particular.

This book questions the effectiveness of the adversarial contest between prosecutor and defense as a means to arrive at the truth and argues that narrative is an important a factor in the construction of legal reality. Wrongful convictions exemplify that narrative and truth have an uncomfortable relationship. Ralph Grunewald provides a retelling and reading of well-known miscarriages of justice, including the best-known wrongful conviction in Germany. Applying a comparative perspective shows that the narrative desire as a human trait has a universal power with a persistence that transcends the regulatory and procedural setup of a given system.

Narratives of Guilt and Innocence puts wrongful convictions into an interdisciplinary and comparative context and vividly demonstrates just how much the process of storytelling affects legal reality.

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Narratives of Guilt and Innocence: The Power of Storytelling in Wrongful Conviction Cases

Are you fascinated by the criminal justice system and its intricate workings? Are you curious about how narratives can sway decisions and lead to wrongful convictions? Look no further, because "Narratives of Guilt and Innocence" is the book that will reveal it all to you.

This groundbreaking book delves deep into the power of storytelling and its influence on how police, prosecutors, juries, and judges construct legal reality. Through comprehensive research and captivating storytelling, this book uncovers the factors behind wrongful convictions and why innocent individuals can be declared guilty, even in the face of substantial evidence supporting their innocence.

Unlike any other book in this field, "Narratives of Guilt and Innocence" not only identifies the problem but also rigorously examines the connection between law and storytelling in criminal cases. Discover the uncomfortable relationship between narrative and truth, and how it impacts the lives of individuals who have been wrongfully convicted.

This book goes beyond boundaries, providing a comparative perspective by analyzing well-known miscarriages of justice, including the most infamous wrongful conviction in Germany. By doing so, it demonstrates the universal power of narrative desire and how it transcends regulatory and procedural limitations present within different legal systems.

"Narratives of Guilt and Innocence" is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding the flaws within our justice system. It challenges the traditional adversarial contest between prosecutor and defense and highlights the significance of narrative in constructing legal reality.

If you are ready to uncover the secrets behind wrongful convictions and gain a deeper understanding of the complex relationship between narrative and truth, get your hands on "Narratives of Guilt and Innocence" today.

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