[SOLVED] Wrongful Conviction

Research ProposalI want to research about what are the factors that lead to wrongful convictions. I will be looking at data from various researchers and their data. Then analyze and identify which one is leading and what the others are. Most of my data will be secondary since I don’t have anyone I can interview.I. Identify a research problem or research topic-a. Wrongful Conviction- Why do people get wrongfully convicted in the U.S?II. Introductiona. It should convey to the reader, what you want to do, what necessitates the study and your passion for the topicIII. Problem and objectivesa. What exactly do you want to study?i. Why do people get wrongfully convicted?b. Does the proposed study contribute to our general understanding of crime, criminal behavior, the criminal justice system or policy responses to crime?i. By understanding why people get wrongfully convicted, we can take measures and steps to avoid and prevent more innocent people from spendingc. Specify Research problem or objectivei. What are the factors that lead to wrongful convictions in the U.S?d. Indicate what you intend to achieve in the Researchi. By the end of this paper, I will have determined what are the factors that contribute to a wrongful conviction, why this is a problem and what we can do to possibly resolve this issue to keep innocent people from ending up in jail.IV. Literature Reviewa. You can access academic journals, reports by government agencies, institutional databases, libraries onlineb. Summarize each article in a paragraph, highlighting the details relevant to your research interest.c. Literature review should include supporting data, disagreements and analyticalV. Research Questionsa. What specific questions will your research try to answer?i. What are the factors that lead to wrongful convictions in the U.S?ii. What is the number 1 reason for why people are wrongfully convicted of a crime?iii. How does socio-economic status and race impact a wrongful conviction?iv. Is there a specific type of person that is usually wrongfully convicted? (in terms of race, economic status, etc.)v. How does this affect the individuals who are wrongfully convicted and their families?VI. Hypothesisa. A hypothesis is a specific, clear, and testable proposition or predictive statement or possible outcome of a scientific research that must be testedi.VII. Research Methods and Designa. Whom or what will you study in order to collect data?i. Secondary data- The National Registry and other data collected from studies of wrongful convictions and exonerationsb. If there is any possibility that your research will have an impact on those you study, how will you ensure that they are not harmed by the research?i. There will be no harm to anyone since the data being used will have already been made publicVIII. Research Instrument – surveys (questionnaire), interviewsIX. Data Collection Methods-a. How will you actually collect the data for your study?i. National Registry of exonerationsii. Reanalysis of data already collected by othersX. Data Analysisa. What are the key variables in your study?i. State, county, convicted year, exonerated year, factors contributing to convictionii. Analysis of previous studiesiii. Statistics about wrongful convictionsb. Briefly describe the kind of analysis you plan to conduct.c. Do you intend to explain why things are the way they are?d. What possible explanatory variables will your analysis consider?e. Will you conduct qualitative analysis or quantitative analysis?XI. Discussiona. Here is where you explain the result you obtained, whether or not they are significant in relation with your hypotheses – whether or not your hypotheses are supported or rejected or in relation to your Research questionsXII. Limitations, policy implications/recommendationsa. Talk about the implications of your findings, and the limitations (problems you encountered in the course of your research) of your stud