Time lost as a result of wrongful conviction: the impact of race and official misconduct across offense categories

Wrongful convictions represent a significant form of injustice. Prior studies have described the impact of suspect and case characteristics on the likelihood of wrongful conviction. Less is known about the relative influence of these factors, particularly suspect race and official misconduct, on tim...

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Authors: Dierenfeldt, Rick (Author) ; Jackson, Ellee (Author) ; Basham, Sherah L. (Author) ; Iles, Gale (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Journal of ethnicity in criminal justice
Year: 2024, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Pages: 187–206
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Keywords:
Wrongful conviction
race and punishment
official misconduct
Focal Concerns
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Summary:Wrongful convictions represent a significant form of injustice. Prior studies have described the impact of suspect and case characteristics on the likelihood of wrongful conviction. Less is known about the relative influence of these factors, particularly suspect race and official misconduct, on time lost following wrongful conviction, or the extent to which these relationships vary by conviction type. The current study addresses these questions through application of negative binomial regression and Clogg tests to cases of wrongful conviction for murder, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, and drug possession listed in the National Registry of Exonerations (n = 2349). Our findings indicate the relative influence of suspect race and official misconduct on time lost varies by type of conviction.
ISSN:1537-7946
DOI:10.1080/15377938.2024.2375214