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Failures in Criminal Investigation

D. Kim Rossmo, University Endowed Chair in Criminology, and Director, Center for Geospatial Intelligence and Investigation, Department of Criminal Justice, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, and Detective Inspector (retired), Vancouver Police Department, British Columbia, Canada

It seems most unlikely that, with all the checks and balances of the criminal justice system, someone today could be convicted of a crime he or she did not commit. The unfortunate reality, however, is that it does happen.

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