2016 Azbee Awards of Excellence
Category
Print > Impact/Investigative > Upper Midwest
Awarded to
Mark Hansen, Senior Writer; Kevin Davis, Assistant Managing Editor
Entry details
Badly Burned: Long-held beliefs about arson science have been debunked after decades of misuse and scores of wrongful convictions
Issue date (if applicable): 12/1/2015
Publication name: ABA Journal
Publishing company: American Bar Association
Website home page: ABAJournal.com
Please describe the publication's mission and readership:
The ABA Journal is read by half of the nation’s 1 million lawyers every month. It covers the trends, people and finances of the legal profession. Readership includes the 400,000 members of the American Bar Association and readers of ABAJournal.com, which is available for free to the public.
Please describe the enterprising work that went into this entry and its significance or impact on readers:
With no less than a person’s liberty at stake, articles about junk science and wrongful convictions are among the most important for our readers. Here, author Mark Hansen explores a long-held and deeply flawed reliance on arson science ultimately debunked. The article sends the message that evidence supported by scientific certainty should be questioned and examined for the sake of justice.
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Badly Burned: Long-held beliefs about arson science have been debunked after decades of misuse and scores of wrongful convictions
Category
Print > Impact/Investigative > Upper Midwest
Description
Publication name:
ABA Journal
Company:
American Bar Association
Winner Status
- Regional Gold Award
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