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The 32 pages that link to Wrongful conviction, each with the reason it gives.

• Criminal lawRelated: It exposes the human cost of error in criminal investigation and adjudication.

• True crimeRelated: True-crime scrutiny has helped expose unreliable evidence and reopen some convictions.

• Capital punishmentRelated: Execution makes correction impossible when a capital conviction is wrong.

• Criminal investigationRelated: Faulty investigation can contribute to convictions built on unreliable evidence or mistaken identification.

• Eyewitness testimonyRelated: Erroneous eyewitness evidence has helped secure convictions later overturned.

• Criminal procedureRelated: Procedural safeguards aim to reduce errors that produce unjust convictions.

• Plea bargainRelated: Innocent defendants may accept pleas to avoid the risks of trial.

• False confessionRelated: A false confession can become the central evidence leading to conviction of an innocent person.

• Serial murderRelated: Pressure to resolve a series can contribute to investigative errors and false accusations.

• Cold caseCompared with: Reopening an investigation can expose mistaken conclusions as well as identify new suspects.

• PerjuryRelated: False sworn evidence can contribute to a wrongful conviction.

• Crime scene investigationRelated: Miscollected or overstated forensic evidence can contribute to convictions later overturned.

• InterrogationRelated: False or coerced admissions can contribute to convictions of innocent people.

• Crime sceneRelated: Mismanaged or overstated scene evidence can contribute to wrongful convictions.

• MurderRelated: Faulty evidence or procedure can produce a wrongful murder conviction with life-altering consequences.

• Criminal justice systemRelated: Errors in investigation, evidence, or adjudication can produce unjust convictions.

• Forensic ballisticsRelated: Overstated or unreliable forensic conclusions can contribute to erroneous convictions.

• ProsecutorRelated: Misconduct or error by prosecutors can contribute to convictions later overturned.

• Police misconductRelated: Fabricated evidence, coercion, or concealed misconduct can contribute to wrongful convictions.

• Public defenderRelated: Inadequate defense can contribute to convictions that later prove unreliable or unjust.

• PardonRelated: Pardons may address convictions without proving that they were wrongful.

• Elizabeth LoftusNarrower topic: Research on unreliable eyewitness evidence helps explain one pathway to wrongful convictions.

• ImprisonmentRelated: An erroneous conviction makes imprisonment an especially grave and difficult-to-reverse punishment.

• Criminal psychologyRelated: It exposes the consequences of mistaken memory, unreliable assessment, and flawed investigative inference.

• Cross-race effectRelated: Mistaken cross-race identifications have contributed to wrongful convictions.

• John GrishamRelated: Miscarriages of justice recur in Grisham’s crime fiction and nonfiction.

• Miscarriage of justiceBroader topic: It is the most visible form of miscarriage of justice.

• Prison rapeCompared with: Claims of sexual abuse may be misused in disputes, making fair investigation essential without dismissing reports.

• Andrei ChikatiloNarrower topic: An innocent man was convicted during the search for Chikatilo.

• Investigative techniques (law enforcement)Related: Faulty identifications, contaminated evidence, and misleading conclusions can contribute to wrongful convictions.

• Monster of FlorenceRelated: Pacciani’s overturned conviction raises questions about whether investigators identified the right suspect.

• Porntip RojanasunanRelated: Weak or mishandled forensic evidence can contribute to wrongful convictions, a concern behind reform.