{"product_id":"a-wrongful-eye-annette-choy-9781636767208","title":"A Wrongful Eye: How an Unjust System Incarcerates the Innocent","description":"\u003cp\u003eWrongful convictions aren't rare occurrences in the United States. In fact, between 1989 and 2019, over 2,000 people were exonerated, according to public records. Author Annette Choy delves into how this happens in a modern justice system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Wrongful Eye \u003c\/em\u003esheds light on unconscious biases that affect decisions and perspectives on criminal cases in the US. You'll read about 11 wrongful conviction cases including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHuwe Burton, a 16-year-old boy, was coerced by police to make a false confession to the murder of his mother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatrick Pursley spent two decades in prison for murder based on the flawed testimony of a ballistics expert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeith Harward narrowly escaped the death penalty after being convicted of rape and murder due to flawed bite mark evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Wrongful Eye \u003c\/em\u003eexplores\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eissues of racial bias, unconscious bias, misconduct in the American criminal justice system, and flawed investigative and forensic techniques. If you're interested in learning about how and why wrongful convictions happen in modern society, this book is for you! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annette Choy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1636767206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636767208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Degree Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/28\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d","brand":"Annette Choy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45897144074495,"sku":"9781636767208","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b36d06a-de43-4baa-9a7c-3e11f1d095e9.jpg?v=1721373265","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-wrongful-eye-annette-choy-9781636767208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}