Discuss the Various Factors That Consistently Appear in Wrongful Conviction

question 149

Essay

Discuss the various factors that consistently appear in wrongful conviction cases. Highlight the history around occurrences of wrongful convictions and exonerations in Canada.
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Definitions:

Independent Variable

The variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to determine its effect on the dependent variable.

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, often used as a control in testing new drugs.

Control Group

In an experiment, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects do.

Dependent Variable

In scientific research, the variable that is tested and measured; it is 'dependent' on the independent variable.