Wrongful conviction
an innocent individual is convicted
What is Wrongful convictions?
the practice of targeting an individual base on race, ethnicity, religion
What is racial profiling?
The broader designation for officially clearing a wrongful conviction based on evidence of innocence
What is Exoneration?
When a witness wrongfully identifies an innocent person as the criminal/suspect
What is eyewitness misidentification?
unethical behavior/ actions done by a law enforcement officer; appeared more often in Black murder exoneree cases
What is police misconduct?
Research database documenting known U.S. exonerations
What is National Registry of Exonerations?
A court sets aside/nullifies the conviction. The case may still exist and the person could potentially be retried
What is Conviction Vacated?
are in a mental state where you focus on only one thing and forget everything else
What is tunnel vision?
Organizations that investigate and litigate innocence claims and advocate for reform
What is Innocence Project(s)/Innocence Network?
A judge or jury finds the prosecution did not prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
What is acquitted?
Data among the 3,200 exonerations analyzed 53% where black exonerees compared to 13.6% Black U.S population
What is the 2022 NRE race report?
A formal decision that the person did not commit the crime. Usually awarded by a court/judge
What is factual innocence?
every vacated conviction or dismissed charge is an exoneration
False
Black people made up 69% of drug-crime exonerees, compared with 16% who were White.
True
an individual who was convicted of a crime but then later released due to proven innocence
What is an exoneree?