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What are the primary factors that contribute to the wrongful conviction and incarceration of individuals by the criminal justice system?

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This solution of 444 words identifies the primary factors that contribute to the wrongful conviction and incarceration of individuals by the criminal justice system. References used are included.

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The primary factors that contribute to the wrongful conviction and incarceration of individuals by the criminal justice system?
Hypothesis

Factors responsible for American citizens being wrongfully convicted include mistaken identification, which is the primary cause of wrongful convictions. Other factors that have resulted in the highest number of wrongful convictions include ineffective representation by defense counsel, false statements by government informants, and prosecutorial misconduct as well as perjured testimony. Any hypothesis must provide rationale for why (you) believe a phenomenon is occurring, and I would hypothesize that a different identification system could lessen the number of ...

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