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Experiencing Wrongful and Unlawful Conviction
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This study examines how those wrongfully convicted and punished experience life after exoneration. Using data from intensive individual, in-person interviews with 55 exonerees, we 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, we 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.
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“Even people who were wrongfully convicted and later exonerated are at risk of experiencing clinical anxiety, depression, PTSD, adjustment dif fi culties, and relationship problems (Brooks & Greenberg, 2021; Wildeman et al., 2011).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wildeman, J., Costelloe, M., & Schehr, R.
- Affiliations
- Northern Arizona University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Costelloe, Michael
- Venue
- Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2011-10
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 411-432
- ISSN
- 0364-3093 (ISSN-L)
- 1050-9674
- 1540-8558
- OpenAlex
- W2004045467
- Cited by
- 49
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 6 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 4
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Offender Rehabilitation (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Social Sciences › Law › Criminal Justice and Penology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Keywords
- wrongful convictions, exoneration, psychological impact, anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, mental health, social reintegration
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