The Innocence Project

The Innocence Project

11th - 12th Grade

8 Qs

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The Innocence Project

The Innocence Project

Assessment

Quiz

Other

11th - 12th Grade

Easy

Created by

MANUEL MALDONADO

Used 13+ times

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8 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

According to it's website, the "Innocence Project" has what goal?

exonerate the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reform the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice

free every single person locked up in prison because humans should not be kept in cages

share the stories of all people wrongly convicted due shed light on the mistakes of the U.S. judicial system

create films to make money to buy lawyers to free wrongly convicted people

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In what year was the Innocence Project founded?

1972

1982

1992

2002

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

While at Cardozo Law School, the Innocence Project was founded by which two people?

Paul McCartney and John Lennon

Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck

Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

DNA exonerations indicate that which race is more likely to be wrongfully convicted?

Native Americans

Asian Americans

African Americans

Caucasian Americans

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What primary type of forensic testing does the Innocence Project use to exonerate wrongly convicted people?

DNA

Fingerprint

Lie detector

Drug

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT part of the Innocence Project's mission?

exonerate the innocent who have been wrongly convicted

improve case law through targeted legal work

reform laws & implement policies that prevent wrongful conviction

arrest & convict as many people as possible

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Exonerations teach us the most common cause of wrongful conviction are 52% due to bad forensic science & 63% because of what?

eyewitness misidentification

false confessions

lying informants

paperwork filed incorrectly

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A High School student would probably know that this is the number of years served in jail before exoneration.

1

16

42

100