APA and NACDL presented the next webinar in the CIU series on April 23, 2019 at 3pm EST: Evolution of a Conviction Integrity Unit. Santa Clara County first established its conviction integrity unit in 2004. Over the last fifteen years, the function of the CIU has changed, and lessons have been learned. This webinar discussed how Santa Clara’s CIU was established, and how it evolved over time from a small unit that reviewed individual cases to a centralized function that seeks to prevent wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice in the first place. Guidance on how Santa Clara established a risk assessment model, and how the CIU can serve the office by acting as a rapid response team in times of crisis will was presented. The webinar showed the audience how a CIU can serve as a focus for the District Attorney's mission of criminal justice reform.
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