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Read the excerpts from "Wrongful Convictions" by Jon
Gould and Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson.
"Wrongful Convictions"
Today what I'd like to present to you are the results of
a three-year project using empirical methods and a
control group that really brought social science
methods to the table to examine the causes of
wrongful conviction.
Just Mercy
This book is about getting closer to mass
incarceration and extreme punishment in America. It is
about how easily we condemn people in this country
and the injustice we create when we allow fear, anger,
and distance to shape the way we treat the most
vulnerable among us. It's also about a dramatic period
in our recent history, a period that indelibly marked the
lives of millions of Americans-of all races, ages, and
Which statement best describes how the authors'
purposes are similar?
Both want to bring awareness to unjust
convictions
Both want to share their direct experiences with the
justice system
Both want to show how the conviction system
affects people mentally.