NCJ Number
237597
Journal
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation Volume: 50 Issue: 7 Dated: October 2011 Pages: 411-432
Date Published
2011
Length
22 pages
Annotation
This study examined how those wrongfully convicted and punished experience life after exoneration.
Abstract
This study examines how those wrongfully convicted and punished experience life after exoneration. Using data from intensive individual, in-person interviews with 55 exonerees, the author's measure both the short- and long-term psychological effects associated with wrongful conviction. The results of this research demonstrate that a substantial portion of the study participants were suffering from clinical anxiety, depression, PTSD or a combination of the three disorders at the time of the interviews. Finally, the authors call for more integrated approaches for addressing a wide range of often interrelated social, psychological and mental health issues experienced by those who were wrongfully convicted. (Published Abstract)