Criminal Cases Review Commission : Hope for the Innocent?
By: Naughton, Michael (Edited by).
Palgrave Macmillan. Published: 30/10/2009. Audience Guide: Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly, Professional & Vocational.
Hardback. Sourced from U.S.A.
'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 Item Details
ISBN10/13: 0230219381/9780230219380
TITLE: Criminal Cases Review Commission, The
CONTRIBUTORS: Naughton, Michael (Edited by)
IMPRINT: Palgrave Macmillan
PUBLISHER: Palgrave Macmillan
FORMAT: Hardback
PUBLICATION DATE: 30/10/2009
SUBJECT: Law, Society, English Legal System, Crime & Criminology
DIMENSIONS (Width x Height): 141mm x 222mm
PAGES: 272
AUDIENCE GUIDE: Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly, Professional & Vocational
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 Some General Thoughts on the CCRC From on the Ground; H.Kierle The CCRC's Failure to Investigate Evidence Unused at Trial to Make Good the Deficiencies of Defence Lawyers; A.Green The CCRC's Failure to Live Up to its Stated Values?: The Case of Michael Attwooll and John Roden; D.Eady The Failure of the CCRC's 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 The CCRC and Applicant Solicitors: Friends or Foes?; G.Maddocks & G.Tan The Inadequacy of the Funding for Applications to the CCRC; S.Bird PART IV: ACADEMIC PERSPECTIVES The CCRC 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 The CCRC As Seen From the United States; R.Schehr PART V: CONCLUSION Conclusion; M.Naughton References Index
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