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Women and wrongful convictions: concepts and challenges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 August 2015

Debra Parkes  and
Emma Cunliffe
Debra Parkes*
Affiliation:
Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies, Faculty of Law, University of Manitoba. Email: [email protected].
Emma Cunliffe
Affiliation:
Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of British Columbia. Email: [email protected].
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[email protected]
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Abstract

This paper draws from the wrongful convictions of women to interrogate the limits of dominant conceptions of wrongful conviction. Most North American innocence projects turn on a conception of demonstrable factual innocence. The paper argues that this focus is problematic as a matter of criminal law principle and presents particular difficulties for women. The paper identifies that family violence forms the primary context for both the conviction of women for violent crimes, and for women's wrongful convictions. Taking two key examples of family violence – child homicide and intimate partner violence – we illustrate that the prevailing focus on demonstrable factual innocence fits awkwardly with identified wrongful convictions in these areas, and argue that this focus may deflect attention from unidentified miscarriages of justice. We suggest that focusing on factual innocence undermines the criminal justice system's proper focus on state responsibilities, including the responsibility to protect women and children from harm, and the asymmetric burden of proof that applies in criminal cases.

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International Journal of Law in Context , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , September 2015 , pp. 219 - 244
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