# Criminal justice researchers use statistical modeling to examine wrongful-conviction risk

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-19T23:00:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-criminal-justice-statistical-wrongful-conviction.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/criminal-justice-researchers-use-statistical-modeling-to-examine-wrong-81026f/

A University of Mississippi study is adding nuance to a debate over how often police interrogation tactics can produce false confessions leading to wrongful convictions. In a recent simulation study published in the Journal of Criminal Justice, Ole Miss criminal justice and legal studies professors Mary Catlin and Thomas Bryan Smith found that the predicted likelihood of a false confession grows w

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