Temple Law Review & the Pennsylvania Innocence Project Present False Confessions: Intersecting Science, Ethics, and the Law
On November 9, 2012, the Temple Law Review and Pennsylvania Innocence Project will present a legal symposium on false confessions at Temple University. The event will feature leading scholars and practitioners in social science and legal fields who will explore the reasons innocent people confess and policies that can address the crisis of false confession convictions.
Philadelphia, PA, September 20, 2012 --(PR.com)-- The Temple Law Review and Pennsylvania Innocence Project will present False Confessions: Intersecting Science, Ethics, and the Law, taking place at Temple University, Beasley School of Law, 1719 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA on November 9, 2012, featuring, among others, Saul Kassin, Richard Ofshe, and Richard A. Leo.
The Temple Law Review and Pennsylvania Innocence Project are proud to bring False Confessions to Temple Law School for the Law Review’s biennial Symposium. False Confessions will take a multidisciplinary approach, featuring leading scholars and practitioners who will provide their insight in the interest of raising awareness, explaining new developments in the law and their scholarly research, and suggesting new policies to deal with the life-altering consequences of False Confessions. Legal practitioners can expect an exploration of court standards for confession evidence, indicators for future jurisprudence, and a discussion on the ethical implications of certain interrogation techniques.
Confirmed speakers include:
Saul Kassin, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, pioneered the scientific study of false confessions by developing a taxonomy that distinguishes types of false confessions and laboratory paradigms that are now used to assess why innocent people are targeted for interrogation, why they confess, and the impact of this evidence on witnesses, judges, juries, and others.
Richard A. Leo is a professor of law at the University of San Francisco and a Fellow in the Institute of Legal Research at U.C. Berkeley (Boalt Hall) School of Law. The work Dr. Leo did to help free four innocent prisoners in Virginia (known as the “Norfolk 4”) was the subject of a story in The New Yorker magazine in 2009 and a PBS Frontline documentary in 2010.
The Symposium will begin at 8:30 am on Friday, November 9, 2012, and last until 4:00 pm. Participants may earn 5 Continuing Legal Education credits (4 substantive, 1 ethics). Registration costs are: General Admission $150, Temple Law Alumni Association Members $120, Government $120, Public Interest $65, and Student $40. Register online at http://tiny.cc/TLR.
Temple Law Review is student-run scholarly law journal. Additionally, the Law Review maintains an Online Forum that seeks to provide succinct, timely analysis of current legal developments.
The Pennsylvania Innocence Project is a non-profit organization that works to exonerate those convicted of crimes they did not commit and to prevent innocent people from being convicted.
The Temple Law Review and Pennsylvania Innocence Project are proud to bring False Confessions to Temple Law School for the Law Review’s biennial Symposium. False Confessions will take a multidisciplinary approach, featuring leading scholars and practitioners who will provide their insight in the interest of raising awareness, explaining new developments in the law and their scholarly research, and suggesting new policies to deal with the life-altering consequences of False Confessions. Legal practitioners can expect an exploration of court standards for confession evidence, indicators for future jurisprudence, and a discussion on the ethical implications of certain interrogation techniques.
Confirmed speakers include:
Saul Kassin, Distinguished Professor of Psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, pioneered the scientific study of false confessions by developing a taxonomy that distinguishes types of false confessions and laboratory paradigms that are now used to assess why innocent people are targeted for interrogation, why they confess, and the impact of this evidence on witnesses, judges, juries, and others.
Richard A. Leo is a professor of law at the University of San Francisco and a Fellow in the Institute of Legal Research at U.C. Berkeley (Boalt Hall) School of Law. The work Dr. Leo did to help free four innocent prisoners in Virginia (known as the “Norfolk 4”) was the subject of a story in The New Yorker magazine in 2009 and a PBS Frontline documentary in 2010.
The Symposium will begin at 8:30 am on Friday, November 9, 2012, and last until 4:00 pm. Participants may earn 5 Continuing Legal Education credits (4 substantive, 1 ethics). Registration costs are: General Admission $150, Temple Law Alumni Association Members $120, Government $120, Public Interest $65, and Student $40. Register online at http://tiny.cc/TLR.
Temple Law Review is student-run scholarly law journal. Additionally, the Law Review maintains an Online Forum that seeks to provide succinct, timely analysis of current legal developments.
The Pennsylvania Innocence Project is a non-profit organization that works to exonerate those convicted of crimes they did not commit and to prevent innocent people from being convicted.
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