According the Law in Society section, ________________ ________________ are caused by factors like eyewitness misidentification, false testimony by state forensic experts,

police and prosecutorial misconduct, perjury by snitches, false confessions and ineffective assistance of counsel.
Fill in the blank with correct word.


ANSWER: wrongful convictions

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