The National Registry of Exonerations (U.S.)

Dataset on more than 1800 U.S. criminal conviction exonerations (beginning in 1989), including information on the individual exoneree and their case

Type:

Dataset

Applicable Fields:

political psychology, network analysis, politics, equality, race, gender, crime, public policy, cultural trends, decision making

Access Requirements:

Free; approval required

Example Publications:

Olney, M., & Bonn, S. (2014). An exploratory study of the legal and non-legal factors associated with exoneration for wrongful conviction: The power of DNA evidence. Criminal Justice Policy Review, 26(4), 400-420.

URL:

http://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/Spread-Sheet-Request-Form.asp...