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Boston College Innocence Program

Data & Statistics

The use of statistics is often a powerful way to make a point as an advocate. Many statistics on wrongful convictions and other topics are available on free government and organizational websites, so web searches can lead to good resources. BC Libraries also subscribe to multiple statistics databases that could provide useful data. 

Here are a few starting places:

Articles on Data & Statistics

BC Libraries subscribe to many articles databases and journals from law to the social sciences and far beyond. Many articles about wrongful convictions and postconviction remedies include statistical information.

Here are a few of the most efficient methods to use for a thorough article search: