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This book focuses on the world's first publicly-funded body- the Criminal Cases Review Commission- to review alleged miscarriages of justice, set up following notorious cases such as the Birmingham Six in the UK. Providing a critique of its operations, the book shows that its help to innocent v...
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This book focuses on the world's first publicly-funded body- the Criminal Cases Review Commission- to review alleged miscarriages of justice, set up following notorious cases such as the Birmingham Six in the UK. Providing a critique of its operations, the book shows that its help to innocent victims of wrongful conviction is merely incidental. 'Michael Naughton's timely and authoritative book comprehensively destroys the myth that the central mission of the CCRC is to correct wrongful convictions of the innocent.' Professor Mike McConville, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 'This is a timely and provocative volume, which draws attention to the limitations of Criminal Cases Review Commission and similar institutions. .. It ought to act as a useful antidote to any sense of complacency on the part of those responsible for rectifying such miscarriages.' - Professor Peter Duff, former member of the Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission 'The CCRC is an extremely important experiment - a government institution dedicated to investigating miscarriages of justice - that jurists all across the world are following with profound interest. Michael Naughton's thorough and insightful book raises critical issues the CCRC must address, especially the apparent tendency to elevate concerns about procedure above the CCRC's core mission to find a best approximation of the truth and fairness in an individual's case." - Barry Scheck, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Innocence Project, USA. |
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Electronic book text. Originally published in: 2009. |
| Carrier Form: | 272 p. |
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9780230219380 9780230245266 : 0230245269 : |
| CLC: | D956.14 |
| Contents: | Introduction-- M.Naughton PART I: SETTING THE SCENE The Importance of Innocence for the Criminal Justice System-- M.Naughton PART II: VOLUNTARY SECTOR PERSPECTIVES Thoughts from a Victim Support Worker-- H.Kierle Challenging the Refusal to Investigate Evidence Neglected by Trial-- A.Green The Failure to Live Up to its Stated Values?: The Case of Michael Attwooll and John Roden-- D.Eady The Failure of the Review of the Possible Wrongful Convictions Caused by Michael Heath-- S.Sekar PART III: PRACTITIONER PERSPECTIVES Historical Abuse Cases: Why They Expose the Inadequacy of the Real Possibility Test-- M.Newby Only the Freshest Will Do-- C.Malone Applicant Solicitors: Friends or Foes?-- G.Maddocks & G.Tan The Inadequacy of Legal Aid-- S.Bird PART IV: ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVES After 10 Years: An Investment in Justice?-- R.Nobles & D.Schiff Real Possibility or Fat Chance?-- K.Kerrigan Press and Release: UK News Coverage of the CCRC Since 1996-- P.Mason The CCRC as an Option for Canada: Forwards or Backwards?-- C.Walker & K.Campbell A View from the United States-- R.Schehr PART V: CONCLUSION Conclusion-- M.Naughton References Index. |