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WORK TITLE: Wrongful Convictions of Women
WORK NOTES: with Marvin D. Free, Jr.
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Teaches psychology at Waukesha County Technical College.
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Writer and educator. Waukesha County Technical College, Pewaukee, WI, instructor.
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Mitch Ruesink is a writer and educator. He is an instructor of psychology courses at Waukesha County Technical College, in Wisconsin.
Ruesink and Marvin D. Free, a professor at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, are the authors of the 2012 book, Race and Justice: Wrongful Convictions of African American Men. The volume includes information on 434 cases in which African American men, who were officially exonerated for their alleged crimes. Free and Ruesink structure the work using chapters devoted to types of crimes for which the men were convicted. Among the topics of chapters are rape, robbery, drug offenses, and murder. They discuss the reasons for which each case was deemed a wrongful conviction. Among the factors that contributed to many of the wrongful convictions were false confessions and mistakes or misconduct of officials. Free and Ruesink also comment on how wrongful convictions can have terrible consequences for those who are imprisoned and for their families. P.S. Leighton offered a favorable review of Race and Justice in Choice. Leighton asserted: “This book will be the definitive scholarly reference on this topic and a must-read.” Leighton also categorized the work as “essential.” “This comprehensive volume … provides a detailed collection of statistical data,” noted a contributor to Reference & Research Book News.
Ruesink again collaborated with Free to write Wrongful Convictions of Women: When Innocence Isn’t Enough. In this volume, they analyze over 160 wrongful conviction cases involving women. Among the charges the women were accused of are drug crimes, child abuse, and murder. Free and Ruesink examine the ways in which policing methods and prosecution have failed, resulting in the wrongful convictions of women.
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Choice, August, 2012, P.S. Leighton, review of Race and justice: Wrongful Convictions of African American Men, p. 2379.
Reference & Research Book News, April, 2012, review of Race and Justice.*
Mitch Ruesink teaches psychology at Waukesha County Technical College. The two are coauthors
QUOTED: "This book will be the definitive scholarly reference on this topic and a must-read."
"essential."
Free, Marvin D., Jr.: Race and justice: wrongful convictions of African American men
P.S. Leighton
49.12 (Aug. 2012): p2379.
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Free, Marvin D., Jr. Race and justice: wrongful convictions of African American men, by Marvin D. Free Jr. and Mitch Ruesink. L. Rienner, 2012. 334p bibl index afp ISBN 9781588268105, $68.00
An important justice theme of the 21st century is the number of wrongful convictions exposed by various innocence projects, and this book is an important addition to that literature. Criminologist Free (Univ. of Wisconsin, Whitewater) and psychologist Ruesink (Waukesha County Technical College) build on their earlier work about wrongful convictions by focusing on African American men--the group most overrepresented in prison. Their research uses public documents to explore the details of 434 cases that involved a formal exoneration. After introductory material and a review of methodology, the authors devote a chapter each to cases involving murder, rape, drug offenses, and robbery. Each of these chapters lists the cases, the factors leading to wrongful conviction (official misconduct, eyewitness testimony,
informants, false confession, etc.), and effective one-page examples (which also sometimes explain the tragic consequences of wrongful conviction). Concluding material helps highlight the role of race, and recommendations are thoughtful rather than formulaic. This book will be the definitive scholarly reference on this topic and a must-read for anyone interested in miscarriages of justice. Summing Up: Essential. **** Upper-division undergraduates and above.--P. S. Leighton, Eastern Michigan University
Leighton, P.S.
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Leighton, P.S. "Free, Marvin D., Jr.: Race and justice: wrongful convictions of African American men." CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, Aug. 2012, p. 2379+. General OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=ITOF&sw=w&u=schlager&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA299990116&it=r&asid=c4878b96ba9bf3358a8e3e1fa766c66e. Accessed 11 Aug. 2017.
Gale Document Number: GALE|A299990116
QUOTED: "This comprehensive volume ... provides a detailed collection of statistical data."
Race and justice; wrongful convictions of African American men
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9781588268105
Race and justice; wrongful convictions of African American men.
Free, Marvin D. and Mitch Ruesink.
Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc.
2012
334 pages
$68.00
Hardcover
HV9950
This comprehensive volume on the wrongful conviction of African American men in the American judicial system provides a detailed collection of statistical data and analysis on specific aspects of these miscarriages of justice that are increasingly being brought to light by advanced DNA testing and other modern review processes. The volume covers the data surrounding wrongful conviction generally, profiles prominent cases, and breaks down statistical information by crime, covering murder and attempted murder, sex crimes, drug offenses, and robbery and other crimes. An appendix provides an encyclopedic listing of wrongful conviction cases. Free is a professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Ruesink teaches psychology at Waukesha County Technical College, WI.
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Source Citation (MLA 8th Edition)
"Race and justice; wrongful convictions of African American men." Reference & Research Book News, Apr. 2012. General OneFile, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?p=ITOF&sw=w&u=schlager&v=2.1&id=GALE%7CA284979908&it=r&asid=91c32685bd7e8131f5f4a141b39d4bc2. Accessed 11 Aug. 2017.
Gale Document Number: GALE|A284979908