Professional and institutional misconduct is one of the many factors stated above that proves that the Canadian criminal justice system just isn't doing enough to prevent wrongful convictions. Unprofessional conduct on part of the police…is an important factor in the wrongful convictions (Huff et al. 1996, as cited in Campbell & Denov, 2016, p.230). In building their case against a suspect, the police may suppress, lose, misinterpret, or overlook evidence that may otherwise prove the suspect's innocence. Campbell and Denov (2016) states that this unprofessional behaviour by the police may be motivated by a desire to strengthen the case against a suspect whom professionals are convinced is guilty (p. 230). In other words, this set of errors
