What Can DNA Exonerations Tell Us about Racial Differences in Wrongful-Conviction Rates?

被引：4

作者：

Bjerk, David ^{[1
]}

Helland, Eric ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Claremont Mckenna Coll, Claremont, CA 91711 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF LAW & ECONOMICS | 2020年 / 63卷 / 02期

关键词：

MOTOR-VEHICLE SEARCHES; FALSE CONVICTION; RACE BIAS; MISCARRIAGES; DISPARITY; JUSTICE; PREDICTORS; YOUNG; BLACK; AGE;

D O I：

10.1086/707080

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We show that data on DNA exonerations can be informative about racial differences in wrongful-conviction rates under some assumptions regarding the DNA-exoneration process. We argue that, with respect to rape cases, the observed data and the plausibility of the required assumptions combine to strongly suggest that the wrongful-conviction rate is significantly higher among black convicts than white convicts. By contrast, we argue that the ability of data on DNA exonerations to reveal information about racial differences in wrongful-conviction rates for murder is much more limited.

引用

页码：341 / 366

页数：26

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