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CAUSES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS

When we see certain causes frequently we conclude that the cause is "systemic". If a cause is systemic, that means there will be things within the system that can be changed in order to reduce the number of wrongful convictions.

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Causes of Wrongful Convictions

Causes of Wrongful Convictions

Causes of Wrongful Convictions
How reliable is your memory? | Elizabeth Loftus

How reliable is your memory? | Elizabeth Loftus

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Social influence and eyewitness testimony | Elizabeth Brimacombe | TEDxVictoria

Social influence and eyewitness testimony | Elizabeth Brimacombe | TEDxVictoria

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Why jailhouse informants are the most dangerous witness in the system

Why jailhouse informants are the most dangerous witness in the system

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Who would confess to a murder they didn’t commit? Maybe you. | Nancy Franklin | TEDxSBU

Who would confess to a murder they didn’t commit? Maybe you. | Nancy Franklin | TEDxSBU

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Eyewitness Misidentification

Eyewitness Misidentification

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Prosecutorial Misconduct 101

Prosecutorial Misconduct 101

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Junk Science Locks Up Innocent People

Junk Science Locks Up Innocent People

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