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     • A lack of accountability for police and prosecutors, reliance on junk science and mistaken eyewitnesses, and the indigent defense crisis are major contributors to wrongful convictions that have undermined the credibility of our system and ruined the lives of innocent men and women.
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   What are the leading factors in wrongful convictions?

   • The leading factors in wrongful convictions are: Eyewitness misidentification is one of the most common factors in cases of wrongful conviction. Nationally, 28% of all exonerations involve mistaken eyewitness identification. Social science research demonstrates that human memory is highly imperfect and fragile.

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   Why are wrongfully convicted inmates tasked with proving innocence?

   • From forcibly being in prison for crimes they did not commit to initiating the fight to prove their factual innocence, wrongfully convicted inmates are tasked with understanding innocence and its social and legal intricacies behind bars.

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   Do wrongful convictions lead to incarceration?

   • Scholars studying wrongful convictions have long examined their causes and the ways in which to prevent them and are increasingly interested in exonerees’ post-prison reentry processes. However, research on the experience of incarceration as a result of wrongful conviction is scarce.

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   Do wrongful convictions happen?

   • The strength of our criminal justice system depends on its accuracy — its ability to convict the guilty and to clear the innocent. But we know that wrongful convictions happen. Identifying and understanding the causes of wrongful convictions is critical to maintaining the integrity of our justice system.

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   How does innocence affect incarceration?

   • This study shows how innocence is a catalyst, altering inmates’ perceptions of themselves, their incarceration, and criminal legal institutions. It highlights the constitutive and relational nature of actual innocence jurisprudence as well as constitutional and human rights given their central roles in wrongfully convicted inmates’ everyday lives.

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   Do inmates claim innocence if they are wrongfully convicted?

   • Though some of the participants encountered inmates who admitted guilt and even took pride in doing so, some perceived that most inmates claimed innocence whether or not they were wrongfully convicted. James K. explained this phenomenon in jest, “well, everybody’s innocent in prison.

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3. hls.harvard.edu › today › why-do-innocent-people-goWhy do innocent people go to, and stay in, prison?

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   Feb 13, 2024 · At Harvard Law School, Daniel Medwed outlines the tangle of legal rules and procedures that keep wrongly convicted people behind bars. Tens of thousands of innocent people are languishing in prison across the United States, according to studies cited by the Innocence Project.

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   Jan 6, 2023 · From forcibly being in prison for crimes they did not commit to initiating the fight to prove their factual innocence, wrongfully convicted inmates are tasked with understanding innocence and its social and legal intricacies behind bars.

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   A lack of accountability for police and prosecutors, reliance on junk science and mistaken eyewitnesses, and the indigent defense crisis are major contributors to wrongful convictions that have undermined the credibility of our system and ruined the lives of innocent men and women.

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7. www.colorado.edu › outreach › korey-wise-innocenceWhy Do Wrongful Convictions Happen? | Korey Wise Innocence ...

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   • Eyewitness Misidentification
   • False Confessions
   • Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
   • False and/or Misleading Forensic Evidence
   • Witness Perjury

   Eyewitness misidentification is one of the most common factors in cases of wrongful conviction. Nationally, 28% of all exonerations involve mistaken eyewitness identification. Social science research demonstrates that human memory is highly imperfect and fragile. When people experience a stressful event like a crime, they are much less able to make...

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   False confessions have been a factor in 12% of proven wrongful convictions nationwide. While it may seem difficult to understand why someone would confess to a crime they did not commit, there are many reasons that this can happen. For instance, physical intimidation or threats of violence by law enforcement can lead a suspect to falsely confess. C...

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   Official misconduct by police officers, prosecutors, or other government officials has been present in 54% of wrongful convictions across the nation. Because criminal cases have many different stages, official misconduct can occur in numerous ways. At the investigation stage, police engage in misconduct when they deliberately use suggestion in an i...

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   False or misleading forensic evidence has been a contributing factor in 24% of exoneration cases across the country. Most forensic disciplines were developed within law enforcement and have not been subject to the kind of rigorous testing normally conducted to validate a scientific theory. As the forensic sciences have come under greater scrutiny, ...

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   False accusation or perjury is the most common feature of wrongful convictions and has been a factor in 60% of documented exonerations. Most often, witnesses lie because they receive some benefit for testifying against the defendant. For example, a person in jail facing criminal charges can secure a favorable plea bargain, dismissal of their own ch...

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8. www.washtenaw.org › DocumentCenter › ViewWrongful Convictions: Causes, Contributing Factors, and how ...

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   Most Common Cause of Wrongful Convictions : Eyewitness Misidentification/ Mistaken ID 1. Eyewitness Misidentification : the Leading Cause of Wrongful Convictions according to the Innocence Project. The Innocence Project estimates that 64% of all wrongful convictions involve eyewitness misidentification.

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   Identifying and understanding the causes of wrongful convictions is critical to maintaining the integrity of our justice system. A conviction may be classified as wrongful for two reasons: The person convicted is factually innocent of the charges.

10. theconversation.com › eyewitness-misidentificationEyewitness misidentification is the leading cause of known ...

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    Nov 23, 2022 · Nine main causes of wrongful conviction have been identified by Innocence Canada: eyewitness identification error, when a witness identifies an innocent suspect; false confessions, when an...