Wrongly Accused

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Themes: Crime, Prison, Guilt, Innocence, Nonfiction, Teen, Young Adult, Chapter Book, Hi-Lo, Hi-Lo Books, Hi-Lo Solutions, High-Low Books, Hi-Low Books, ELL, EL, ESL, Struggling Learner, Struggling Reader, Special Education, SPED, Newcomers, Reading, Learning, Education, Educational, Educational Books. The U.S. criminal justice system is designed to convict criminals, but sometimes innocent people are wrongfully accused and sentenced. Some are cases of mistaken identity. Others are due to police work. Many of these individuals live for years behind bars before being freed. Tragically, some have died before having their names cleared. What would you do if you were wrongly accused? Space 8, a Hi-Lo nonfiction series for young adults, reads like an infinity of facts. This series is full of high-interest topics that grab readers from the first page. Each book features stories about fascinating people and places and engages readers with compelling information; full-color photographs and illustrations; and detailed graphic elements including charts, tables, and infographics. Readers will find these books both captivating and inspiring.

Informations

• Publié par: Saddleback Educational Publishing
• Date de parution: 25 janvier 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781645980513
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 7 Mo

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Photo credits:pages 8/9: Max Ortiz/Detroit News via AP; page 10: NBC/NBC Universal via Getty Images; page 16: NewsdayLLC/Newsday via Getty Images; page 20: AP Photo/San Angelo Standard-Times, Patrick Dove, File; page 21: AP Photo/Teresa Craword; page 27: Bennett Raglin/Getty Images Entertainment via Getty Images; page 28: AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File; pages 30/31: Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images; page 32: AP Photo/ News and Tribune, Jerod Clapp; page 42: Arturo Fernandez/Rockord Register Star via AP; page 46: Oli Scarf/Getty Images News via Getty Images; page 48: Taylor Carpenter/Post Register via AP, Pool; page 53: Illinois Department o Corrections via The Southern Illinoisan via AP, File; page 54: AP Photo/Statesman.com, Jay Janner, File

ISBN: 978-1-68021-745-2 eBook: 978-1-64598-051- 3

Printed in Malaysia

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 Innocent Unil Proven Guilty? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

CHAPTER 2 False Accusaions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CHAPTER 3 Witness Misidenificaion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

CHAPTER 4 Misconduct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

CHAPTER 5 False Confessions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

CHAPTER 6 DNA Evidence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

CHAPTER 7 Fingerprints and Blood Spatter . . . . . . . . . . . 34

CHAPTER 8 Other Forensics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

CHAPTER 9 DNA Gone Bad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

CHAPTER 10 Jusice Ater Death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

CHAPTER 1 INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY?

Police stop a 14-year-old boy. “Come with us,” they

say. He is taken to the police staion. The oficers put

the teen in a room. It is small and hot.

“Why did you rob the store?” police ask. The boy is

confused. “I didn’t!” Over and over, oficers ask the

same quesions. It takes hours.

“We have a witness,” the police say. “But I didn’t do anything!” the 14-year-old cries. They tell him to confess. He is frustrated. “I just want to go home,” the boy begs.

Finally, he makes up a confession. The boy thinks this will be easier. Maybe they will let him go home now. Instead he is in even more trouble.

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