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Guilty Until Proven Innocent?
Jul. 4th, 2007 08:46 amA glum bit on Independence Day. Interesting that this report only seems to be getting coverage in the overseas press according to Google News.
US Judges, Juries Regularly Convict Innocent: Study - ABC News (Australia)
"A new study has found juries in the United States get the verdict wrong in one out of six criminal cases and judges do not do much better. According to an upcoming study out of Northwestern University, when they make those mistakes, both judges and juries are far more likely to send an innocent person to jail than to let a guilty person go free."
And the full original document being referenced. Unfortunately, no time to read this and check the methodology but others might find it worthwhile so up it goes.
Estimating the Accuracy of Jury Verdicts - Bruce D. Spencer
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research - Professor of Statistics - Northwestern University
US Judges, Juries Regularly Convict Innocent: Study - ABC News (Australia)
"A new study has found juries in the United States get the verdict wrong in one out of six criminal cases and judges do not do much better. According to an upcoming study out of Northwestern University, when they make those mistakes, both judges and juries are far more likely to send an innocent person to jail than to let a guilty person go free."
And the full original document being referenced. Unfortunately, no time to read this and check the methodology but others might find it worthwhile so up it goes.
Estimating the Accuracy of Jury Verdicts - Bruce D. Spencer
Faculty Fellow, Institute for Policy Research - Professor of Statistics - Northwestern University
