Wrongful Convictions: How Bias & Pressure Distort Justice
From Kroc Pod by University of San Diego's Kroc School of Peace Studies
November 4, 2025 · 1h 27m · Season 6 · Episode 43
About this episode
This episode explores the realities of wrongful convictions with insights from Amanda Knox and Professor Justin Brooks.
What happens when the system gets it wrong? In this episode, we dig into the haunting realities of wrongful convictions with Amanda Knox, one of the most well known exonerees of our time and Professor Justin Brooks, founder of the California Innocence Project. Together with other leading voices in law and interrogation techniques, we unpack the hidden mechanics behind false confessions, implicit bias, and the 4,000 documented wrongful convictions in the U.S. since 1989. Check out these links for more information related to this episode: The Innocence Center -- https://theinnocencecenter.org/ You Might Go to Prison Even Though Your Innocent by Justin Brooks -- https://www.youmightgotoprison.com/ Want More Kroc Pod? Follow Us: http://www.instagram.com/krocschool/ Learn more: https://www.linkedin.com/school/krocschool/posts/? feedView=all Reach Out: krocpod@gmail.com
People in this episode
Host: Kroc School of Peace Studies
Guests: Amanda Knox, Professor Justin Brooks
Topics covered
- wrongful convictions
- bias in justice
- false confessions
- implicit bias
- interrogation techniques
- exonerees
Keywords
- wrongful convictions
- Amanda Knox
- implicit bias
- false confessions
- California Innocence Project
- justice system
- interrogation techniques
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: California Innocence Project, The Innocence Center
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