ABSTRACT
Since the 1980s, the growth of the Innocence Movement in the United States has been impacted by a combination of factors. The development of forensic DNA technology led to the expansion of organizations based on McCloskey's model. The heightened awareness of wrongful convictions resulted in legislative reforms and a change in public sentiment toward the criminal justice system. In 1992, the newfound ability to prove innocence with DNA evidence led Barry Scheck and Peter Neufeld into the world of innocence work. The concept of justice gone wrong has long been the subject of classic literature. The Innocence Movement has not only affected legislative changes, but public sentiment toward the criminal justice system in the United States has changed. The public has now been exposed to decades of fictional and non-fictional stories of innocence.
