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1 online resource |
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The Importance of Innocence for the Criminal Justice System / M. Naughton -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- Conclusion / M. Naughton |
| Summary |
This book focuses on the world's first publicly-funded body to review alleged miscarriages of justice, set up in the wake of notorious cases such as the Guildford Four and the Birmingham Six. Bringing together critical perspectives from campaigners, prominent criminal appeal practitioners and academic specialists, it centres on the different aspects of the CCRC's tasks, in particular, the limitations placed on it by its governing statute that hinder its claimed independence from the appeal courts and its working practices which prevents the referral of cases in which victims may be factually innocent. The book compares the CCRC with existing systems in Scotland, the US and Canada that deal with alleged wrongful convictions. Thoroughly undermining its operations, this study argues that the CCRC's help to innocent victims of wrongful conviction is merely incidental |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-239) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Criminal Cases Review Commission.
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain. Criminal Cases Review Commission fast |
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Appellate procedure -- Great Britain
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Judicial error -- Great Britain
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Judicial review -- Great Britain
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Penology & punishment -- England -- Wales.
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Criminal investigation & detection -- England -- Wales.
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Human rights -- England -- Wales.
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Laws of Specific jurisdictions -- England -- Wales.
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LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
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Crime.
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Appellate procedure
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Judicial error
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Judicial review
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Naughton, Michael.
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| ISBN |
9780230245266 |
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0230245269 |
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