Miscarriages of Justice (a Review of Justice in Error)

Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-1-85431-687-5
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 432 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

Recent years have seen the release from prison of the Guildford Four, the Birmingham Six and Tottenham Three. The Maguire Seven have now been cleared of all charges, and the discredited West Midlands Crime Squad have now been disbanded. Each of these events has highlighted serious failures in the criminal justice system which have contributed to miscarriages of justice. Amongst the many disturbing features are the obtaining of confessions by unacceptable means
the fabrication of evidence
the failure to disclose evidence adverse to the prosecution and the inadequacy of appeal and reference-back systems.
This book examines the various steps within the criminal justice system which have resulted in the conviction of the innocent, and remedies as to how miscarriages might be avoided in the future are suggested. The contributors comprise academics, campaigners and practitioners, some of whom have been involved in the cases mentioned.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Childs, Gilbert

Walker, Clive

Starmer, Keir

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Police investigative procedures: researching the impact of PACE - Clive Coleman, David Dixon, Keith Bottomley; the right to legal advice - Andrew Sanders, Lee Bridges; the right to silence, Fiona McElree, Keir Starmer; forensic evidence, Russell Stockdale, Clive Walker; prosecution disclosure - principle, practice and justice, Patrick O'Connor; trial procedures, John Jackson; post-conviction procedures, Michael Mansfield, Nicholas Taylor; the prevention of Terrorism
Acts, Brice Dickson; miscarriages of justice in the Republic of Ireland, Dermot Walsh, the French pre-trial system, John Bell.

Über Autor(innen)

Clive Walker is Professor of Law and Director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies at the University of Leeds. He is the author of The Prevention of Terrorism in British Law and of Political Violence and the Law in Ireland. Keir Starmer is a barrister who practices and writes in the field of civil liberties.