Abstract
There have been over 300 post-conviction DNA exonerations in the history of the United States. While this number may initially seem significant, there is still an unfathomable population of wrongfully convicted prisoners who have yet to be considered for retrials. Unaddressed wrongful conviction cases highlight the unacceptable weaknesses in the U.S. justice system, weaknesses that include poor investigative tactics and the acceptance or allowance of inaccurate and unreliable evidence. This paper will dutifully analyze the causes that lead to wrongful convictions and amply discuss potential solutions, all of which includes eyewitness misidentification, improper forensics, false confessions, informants, government misconduct, and insufficient lawyering.
Recommended Citation
Duncan, Colby
(2019)
"Justifying Justice: Six Factors of Wrongful Convictions and Their Solutions,"
Themis: Research Journal of Justice Studies and Forensic Science: Vol. 7
:
Iss.
1
, Article 6.
https://doi.org/10.31979/THEMIS.2019.0706
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/themis/vol7/iss1/6
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