Day 1, October 15, 2015
1:00 – 1:15: Introductions and Overview
1:15 – 2:45: RACE AND MISCARRIAGES OF JUSTICE
Moderator: Frank Baumgartner, Ph.D. (University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
- Moving Beyond ‘Good Defendants’ and ‘Bad Apples:’ Toward a More Structural Understanding of Wrongful Convictions — William Lofquist, Ph.D. (Geneseo College, State University of New York)
- The Pernicious Influence of Implicit Racial Bias on Discretionary Decision-Making — L. Song Richardson, J.D. (University of California, Irvine School of Law)
- The Dawn of a New Era? Challenges and Opportunities for Addressing Racial Bias and Wrongful Convictions — Devon Johnson, Ph.D. (George Mason University)
2:45 – 3:00: Break
3:00 – 4:30: GUILTY PLEAS
Moderator: Daniel Medwed, J.D. (Northeastern University School of Law)
- A Nearly Perfect System for Convicting the Innocent — Albert Alschuler, J.D. (Northwestern University School of Law)
- The Information Deficit in Innocence in Plea Bargaining — Stephanos Bibas, J.D. (University of Pennsylvania School of Law)
- Empirical Evidence on How Guilty Pleas Might Lead to Problematic Convictions — Shawn Bushway, Ph.D. (University at Albany, State University of New York)
4:30 – 5:00: Wrap up Day 1
6:00 – 9:00: Group Dinner, The Liberty Tavern, 3195 Wilson Blvd. Arlington, VA 22201
Day 2, October 16, 2015
8:00 – 8:30: Day 2 Overview/Light Breakfast
8:30 – 10:00: MISDEMEANORS
Moderator: Marvin Zalman (Wayne State University)
- Defining ‘Wrongful Conviction’ for Misdemeanors — Jenny Roberts, J.D. (Washington College School of Law, American University)
- What’s Wrong With Mass Misdemeanors? Some Lessons From the New York City Experiment — Issa Kohler-Hausman, J.D. (Yale University School of Law)
- Creating the Innocent Black Criminal — Alexandra Natapoff, J.D. (Loyola Law School, Los Angeles)
10:00 – 10:15: Break
10:15 – 12:00: DATA/METHODOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS
Moderator: Richard Leo, J.D., Ph.D. (University of San Francisco Law School)
- Studying False Convictions: Is there Science in this Art? — Sam Gross, J.D (University of Michigan School of Law)
- Scientism in the Study of Wrongful Convictions — Simon Cole, Ph.D. (University of California, Irvine)
- Learning from wrongful convictions: Partnering with practitioners to develop, assess, and implement evidence-based practices that protect the innocent — Christian Meissner, Ph.D. (Iowa State University)
12:00 – 1:00: Capstone Session and Lunch