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TABLE OF CONTENTS
L IST O F T A B L E S ............................................................................................v
Chapters
1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................1
The Beginning of Exonerations............................................................1
The National Registry of Exonerations ..................................................3
Research Question...........................................................................5
2. LITERATURE REVIEW............................................................................8
Introduction ..................................................................................8
Mistaken Witness Identification...........................................................8
Perjury of False Accusations.............................................................12
False or Misleading Forensic Evidence.................................................15
Official Misconduct........................................................................19
False Confessions..........................................................................22
Inadequate Legal Defense...................................................................28
County Populations........................................................................33
3. METHODOLOGY................................................................................38
Data ...........................................................................................38
Procedure....................................................................................40
Limitations....................................................................................41
4. ANALYSIS AND FINDINGS..................................................................45
Introduction..................................................................................45
General Frequencies........................................................................46iii
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Whittington, Kari. The Influence of Population on Wrongful Convictions, thesis, December 2016; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc955047/m1/4/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .