Miscarriages of Justice: A Review of Justice in ErrorClive Walker, Keir Starmer 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. |
Contents
Police Investigative Procedures David Dixon | 3 |
65 | 11 |
Victims of Miscarriages of Justice Nicholas Taylor with | 12 |
The Right to Legal Advice Andrew Sanders and Lee Bridges | 83 |
The Right to Silence | 96 |
Forensic Evidence Clive Walker and Russell Stockdale | 119 |
Principles Processes and Politics Ben Fitzpatrick | 151 |
Public Interest Immunity and Criminal Justice Clive Walker with | 170 |
PostConviction Procedures Nicholas Taylor with | 238 |
James Wood | 247 |
The Role and Impact of Journalism Mark Stephens | 263 |
Miscarriages of Justice in Northern Ireland Brice Dickson | 287 |
Miscarriages of Justice in the Republic of Ireland Dermot Walsh | 304 |
Miscarriages of Justice in Scotland Clive Walker | 323 |
The French PreTrial System John Bell | 354 |
Concluding Remarks Helena Kennedy and Keir Starmer | 373 |
Common terms and phrases
accused adversarial Appl application Birmingham Six Blackstone Press cent Chapter Clarendon Press Commission on Criminal Committee confessions conviction Court of Appeal CPIA Cr App crime Criminal Evidence Criminal Justice Research criminal justice system Criminal Law Review Criminal Procedure Criminal Procedure Scotland criminal process Crown Court custody defence disclosure Edinburgh EHRR European Convention forensic science forensic scientists Government Guildford Four guilty HM Advocate HMSO Home Office Home Secretary Human Rights Ibid innocent interrogation interviews Investigations Act 1996 issue judges judicial jury Justice Research Study Law Journal lawyers legal aid London Lord Chancellor's Department Maguire Maguire Seven McConville miscarriages of justice Modern Law Review Northern Ireland offences Oxford PACE paras police station practice pre-trial Procedure and Investigations prosecution prosecutor public interest immunity question recognised reforms right to silence role Royal Commission rules Runciman Commission Runciman Report SCCR Scotland solicitor stipendiaries suspects trial witness
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