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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Main Author: Walsh, Kelly (Author)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 2021
In:Year: 2021
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
conviction records
court cases
court system
Courts
CRIMINAL justice system
Evidence
forensic sciences
Wrongful convictions
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