The Influence of Population on Wrongful Convictions
Description:
With criminal cases continuing to be exonerated across the United States, research must be done on the subject to advance current practices to reduce its occurrence in the future. This study combines county population data with the National Registry of Exonerations to analyze the contributing factors to wrongful convictions and the possible effect of population on their frequency. The objective of this study was to identify specific policy changes based on the five contributing factors to wrong…
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Date:
December 2016
Creator:
Whittington, Kari
Partner:
UNT Libraries