Estimating the Prevalence of Wrongful Convictions, Virginia, 1973-1987

This study extends research on wrongful convictions in the United States and the factors associated with justice system errors that lead to the incarceration of innocent people. Among cases where physical evidence produced a DNA profile of known origin, 12.6 percent of the cases had DNA evidence tha...

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Autor principal: Walsh, Kelly (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Research Data
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Publicado: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2021
En:Año: 2021
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