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1 Wrongful Conv. L. Rev. 336 (2020)
Dead Wrong: Capital Punishment, Wrongful Convictions, and Serious Mental Illness

handle is hein.journals/wclr1 and id is 343 raw text is: 336 WRONGFUL CONVICTION LAW REVIEW Dead Wrong: Capital Punishment, Wrongful Convictions, and Serious Mental Illness Alexis E. Carl, LMSW School of Social Work Wayne State University U.S.A. WCLR Gold Prize The Editorial Board of the Wrongful Conviction Law Review is pleased to award its inaugural gold prize for a student paper to Alexis E. Carl Faculty Endorsement - Marvin Zalman, Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Wayne State University, U.S.A: This article began as a term paper in CRJ 7405, Wrongful Convictions, a graduate course in the Department of Criminal Justice (now the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice) at Wayne State University in the Fall 2019 semester. I endorse this article for publication in the Wrongful Conviction Law Review. I. Background A. Capital Punishment a. Wrongful Convictions and the Death Penalty b. Atkins v. Virginia B. Serious Mental Illness a. Vulnerabilities among Individuals with SMI C. Gaps in Previous Research & Current Study II. Wrongful Convictions and Serious Mental Illness A. Data & Methods a. Data Derived from the National Registry of Exonerations b. Known Cases B. Results a. Data Derived from the National Registry of Exonerations b. Known Cases III. Discussion A. Strengthening Current Safeguards B. Applying Atkins v. Virginia to SMI C. Implementing Further Reforms D. Conclusion 336 WRONGFUL CONVICTION LAW REVIEW

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