Strength of victim characteristics None: 37 (260) 53 (200) Weak: 4 (260) 2 (200) Probative: 28 (260) 23 (200) Highly probative: 32 (260) 22 (200) * p<0.05 ** p<0.01 ***p<0.001 Note: The following variables are not represented as percentages: mean number of charges, mean number of alleged co-perpetrators, mean number of codefendants, mean number of female victims, and mean number of white female victims. Table 6. Bivariate Results: All Variables, Quality of Work by Criminal Justice Officials Quality of Work Variables Erroneous Convictions Total Near Misses Total % (N) % (N) County sheriff investigated* 23 (246) 32 (199) Local police investigated* 81 (246) 72 (199) State bureau investigated 1 (249) 4 (199) State police investigated* 3 (248) 7 (199) Federal law enforcement investigated* .04 (257) 3 (200) Exculpatory evidence withheld* 14 (259) 6 (200) [Alleged: 7] [Alleged: 7] Police withheld exculpatory evidence 11 (259) 9 (199) Prosecution withheld exculpatory 11 (260) 4 (200) evidence** 1.3 (226) 1.2 (178) Time b/w crime and arrest (days-log) 1.8 (116) 1.6 (73) Time b/w arrest and indictment (days-log)** 5 (26) 0.5 (200) Judicial error** [Alleged: 5] [Alleged: 3] 0.4 (260) 0 (200) Judicial misconduct [Alleged: 0.8] [Alleged: 0] 0.4 (260) 9 (199)
Strength of victim characteristics None: Weak: Probative: Highly probative: 37 (260) 4 (260) 28 (260) 32 (260) 53 (200) 2 (200) 23 (200) 22 (200) * p<0.05 ** p<0.01 ***p<0.001 Note: The following variables are not represented as percentages: mean number of charges, mean number of alleged co-perpetrators, mean number of codefendants, mean number of female victims, and mean number of white female victims. Table 6. Bivariate Results: All Variables, Quality of Work by Criminal Justice Officials Quality of Work Variables Erroneous Convictions Total % (N) Near Misses Total % (N) County sheriff investigated* 23 (246) 32 (199) Local police investigated* 81 (246) 72 (199) State bureau investigated 1 (249) 4 (199) State police investigated* Federal law enforcement investigated* 3 (248) .04 (257) 7 (199) 3 (200) Exculpatory evidence withheld* 14 (259) [Alleged: 7] 6 (200) [Alleged: 7] Police withheld exculpatory evidence 11 (259) 9 (199) Prosecution withheld exculpatory evidence** Time b/w crime and arrest (days-log) Time b/w arrest and indictment (days-log)** Judicial error** Judicial misconduct 11 (260) 1.3 (226) 1.8 (116) 5 (26) [Alleged: 5] 0.4 (260) [Alleged: 0.8] 0.4 (260) 4 (200) 1.2 (178) 1.6 (73) 0.5 (200) [Alleged: 3] 0 (200) [Alleged: 0] 9 (199)
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