ABSTRACT

Identifying investigative negligence as the prevalent cause for wrongful convictions in the United States is supported in the academic literature. Most of that research has concluded with a call for stricter auditing within the criminal justice system. Human mistakes occur in police departments long before criminal cases are forwarded to courtrooms. Triangulation is a practical, qualitative methodological technique that can help increase the credibility and reliability of analytical findings. Questioning epistemological foundations, the author proposes that implementing triangulation methods within a criminal investigation could enhance corroborative findings while also safeguarding the suspects’ Constitutional rights.

摘要

学术文献支持将调查疏忽确定为美国错误定罪的普遍原因。大多数研究都以呼吁在刑事司法系统内进行更严格的审计而告终。早在刑事案件被移交法庭之前，警察部门就会发生人为错误。三角测量是一种实用的定性方法技术，可以帮助提高分析结果的可信度和可靠性。作者质疑认识论基础，提出在刑事调查中实施三角测量方法可以增强确凿性调查结果，同时也保障嫌疑人的宪法权利。