Flutterby™! : Convicting the Innocent

Police misconduct, such as falsifying evidence, is a leading cause of wrongful convictions, study finds

Researchers studied 2,400 convictions of defendants who were later found innocent over a 30-year period and found that 35% of these cases involved some type of misconduct by police. More than half – 54% – involved misconduct by police or prosecutors.

National Registry of Exonerations — Government Misconduct and Convicting the Innocent — The Role of Prosecutors, Police and Other Law Enforcement