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Of all murders, the police solve about 60% of cases. The work of The Innocence Project makes me question how many cases they solve versus how many they found a
by btilly 5y ago
Of all murders, the police solve about 60% of cases.
The work of The Innocence Project makes me question how many cases they solve versus how many they found a targetable person to scapegoat instead.
Certainly a lot of the "science" that gets used to identify who the killer is pseudo-scientific bunk. Very convenient for looking for a conviction, very bad for actually catching bad guys.
- leetcrew 5y agothe 60% figure is referring to the clearance rate, which is just the ratio of charges filed to crimes reported. so if by "solve" you mean "someone gets convicted", the rate is quite a bit lower.
- pc86 5y agoAren't something like 98% of criminal cases pled out before trial, and the majority of those that go to trial end in a guilty verdict? If you find yourself in a suit before a jury you're likely to have a bad time.