Table 5. Bivariate Results: All Variables, Nature of the Crime Nature of the Crime Variables Erroneous Convictions Total Near Misses Total % (N) % (N) Race of victim 1 (% Caucasian) 65 (198) 62 (155) Race of victim 1 differs from 43 (198) 31 (151) defendant 1* Victim 1 and defendant 1 were 65 (251) 48 (198) strangers** No victim was a stranger*** 62 (260) 46 (200) Female victim 1*** 85 (260) 57 (199) At least one female victim*** 86 (260) 66 (199) At least one white female victim*** 48 (260) 31 (200) Criminal charges*** Murder only 28 (260) 56 (200) Rape only 56 (260) 26 (200) Murder and rape 14 (260) 5 (200) Lesser offense 5 (260) 11 (200) Mean number of charges 4 (243) 5 (200) Serial crime 25 (259) 25 (199) Criminal justice action demanded* 8 (260) 15 (200) Mean number of alleged 0.7 (260) 1.5 (200) Mean number of codefendants** 0.2 (260) 0.7 (200) Mean number of female victims* 1.0 (260) 0.9 (200) Mean number of white female 0.5 (260) 0.4 (200) victims*
Table 5. Bivariate Results: All Variables, Nature of the Crime Nature of the Crime Variables Erroneous Convictions Total % (N) Near Misses Total % (N) Race of victim 1 (% Caucasian) 65 (198) 62 (155) Race of victim 1 differs from defendant 1* 43 (198) 31 (151) Victim 1 and defendant 1 were strangers** 65 (251) 48 (198) No victim was a stranger*** 62 (260) 46 (200) Female victim 1*** 85 (260) 57 (199) At least one female victim*** 86 (260) 66 (199) At least one white female victim*** 48 (260) 31 (200) Criminal charges*** Murder only Rape only Murder and rape Lesser offense 28 (260) 56 (260) 14 (260) 5 (260) 56 (200) 26 (200) 5 (200) 11 (200) Mean number of charges 4 (243) 5 (200) Serial crime 25 (259) 25 (199) Criminal justice action demanded* 8 (260) 15 (200) Mean number of alleged 0.7 (260) 1.5 (200) Mean number of codefendants** 0.2 (260) 0.7 (200) Mean number of female victims* 1.0 (260) 0.9 (200) Mean number of white female victims* 0.5 (260) 0.4 (200)
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