Wrongful Convictions
Over the years, the United States justice system has incarcerated millions of people. But most importantly, some of these people have been victims of wrongful conviction because of one reason or the other. Hundreds of people who are wrongfully convicted end up spending many years behind bars for crimes they never committed. Exonerations based on DNA analysis have provided proof that wrongful convictions are real . Wrongful convictions result from systemic flaws in the criminal justice system some of which can be addressed. Wrongful convictions can be blamed on various factors, including. Eyewitness Misidentification. This is the most significant contributor to wrongful convictions in the country. The human brain can fail to recollect the events as they happened. The eyewitness memory could also be riddled with errors, lapses and misjudgments especially if the event was traumatic. Inaccurate identification of su...
Sure, police have been called "the boys in blue"--that sounds like a positive nickname but it seems to both infantalize police (boys) and ignore the fact that women are also police. So I'm not sure I'd use the term (positive or negative) in longer form when describing police. I think it's interesting that you have a two-part thesis here. In the second body paragraph, what kind of "meltdown" did Danner have? Was it a mental breakdown? I agree with you that the Danner situation does highlight the need for adequate mental health training by police officers. I wonder how much training offers get at the moment? In the academy or elsewhere?
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