Medical error*** Police error 16 (259) 11 (198) [Alleged: 14] [Alleged: 15] Police misconduct 8 (259) 12 (199) [Alleged: 9] [Alleged: 15] Prosecutor error 9 (260) 6 (199) [Alleged: 7] [Alleged: 6] Prosecutor misconduct 4 (260) 3 (200) [Alleged: 5] [Alleged: 4] Other official error 0.8 (260) 0.5 (200) [Alleged: 0] [Alleged: 0.5] Other official misconduct 0.4 (260) 0 (200) [Alleged: 0.8] [Alleged: 0] Criminal justice official lying** 5 (259) 1 (199) [Alleged: 4] [Alleged: 1] Forensic fraud 6 (203) 4 (138) [Alleged: 6] [Alleged: 4] Abuse to elicit confession 21 (57) 18 (56) * p<0.05 ** p<0.01 ***p<0.001 Note: The following variables are not represented as percentages: time between crime and arrest and time between arrest and indictment. Table 7. Bivariate Results: All Variables, Nature of the Facts Available to the State Nature of the Facts Variables Erroneous Convictions Total Near Misses Total % (N) % (N) False confession* 14 (259) 22 (200) Any incriminating statement 22 (259) 29 (200)
Medical error*** Police error Police misconduct Prosecutor error Prosecutor misconduct Other official error 16 (259) [Alleged: 14] 8 (259) [Alleged: 9] 9 (260) [Alleged: 7] 4 (260) [Alleged: 5] 0.8 (260) 11 (198) [Alleged: 15] 12 (199) [Alleged: 15] 6 (199) [Alleged: 6] 3 (200) [Alleged: 4] 0.5 (200) Other official misconduct [Alleged: 0] 0.4 (260) [Alleged: 0.8] [Alleged: 0.5] 0 (200) [Alleged: 0] Criminal justice official lying** 5 (259) [Alleged: 4] 1 (199) [Alleged: 1] Forensic fraud 6 (203) [Alleged: 6] 4 (138) [Alleged: 4] Abuse to elicit confession 21 (57) 18 (56) * p<0.05 ** p<0.01 ***p<0.001 Note: The following variables are not represented as percentages: time between crime and arrest and time between arrest and indictment. Table 7. Bivariate Results: All Variables, Nature of the Facts Available to the State Nature of the Facts Variables Erroneous Convictions Total % (N) Near Misses Total % (N) False confession* 14 (259) 22 (200) Any incriminating statement 22 (259) 29 (200)
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