Tudor-Owen, Jane; Scott, Adrian J.; Henry, Pamela J. and Stratton, Gregory. 2019. Perceptions of exonerees in Australia. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 26(2), pp. 206-218. ISSN 1321-8719 [Article]

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Identifying and preventing miscarriages of justice is paramount; however, it is also imperative to consider what happens to exonerees after they have been exonerated in order to better inform their integration into the community. The present study examined the influence of the type of evidence used to exculpate the accused, and the length of time spent in prison, on public perceptions of exonerees in Australia. Findings revealed innocent and exonerated individuals were perceived differently to guilty individuals in terms of desired closeness and did not suggest exonerees were stigmatised in the same way a guilty individual may be. Media coverage of the incidence of wrongful conviction is increasing public awareness; however, targeted education regarding the causes and impact of wrongful conviction may assist exonerees’ acceptance once integrated into the community.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2018.1491015
Keywords:	wrongful conviction, exoneration, forensic evidence, compensation, miscarriage of justice, stigma, exonerees
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Psychology > Forensic Psychology Unit
Dates:	Date Event 27 May 2018 Accepted 22 January 2019 Published Online May 2019 Published
Item ID:	23640
Date Deposited:	02 Jul 2018 10:42
Last Modified:	12 May 2022 15:53
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/23640

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