Prosecutorial Misconduct: Understanding the Impact on Wrongful Convictions

Authors

Presenter(s)

Hannah Alison Cola

Comments

Presentation: 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., Kennedy Union 331

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Description

Wrongful convictions are a problem in the United States. Factors such as prosecutorial misconduct, racial bias, mistaken eyewitness testimony, and false confessions are said to play a role. This study focuses on prosecutorial misconduct. Research examining prosecutorial misconduct as a factor in wrongful convictions is limited. In this study, cases found in The National Registry of Exonerations, which contains the individuals who have been recognized as exonerated from a wrongful conviction in the United States, is used to examine the extent of prosecutorial misconduct as a factor in wrongful convictions. Differences across age, race, gender, crime are explored.

Publication Date

4-20-2022

Project Designation

Capstone Project

Primary Advisor

Martha Hurley

Primary Advisor's Department

Criminal Justice and Security Studies

Keywords

Stander Symposium project, College of Arts and Sciences

Recommended Citation

"Prosecutorial Misconduct: Understanding the Impact on Wrongful Convictions" (2022). Stander Symposium Projects. 2479.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/2479