Miscarriages of Justice: Causes, Consequences and Remedies

ISBN-13: 9781447327448 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 176 str.

Sam Poyser; Angus Nurse; Becky Milne

Opis

It is crucial for criminal justice practitioners to understand miscarriages of justice. This text provides an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of miscarriages of justice, highlighting difficulties in defining them, examining their dimensions, forms, scale and impact and exploring key cases and their causes.

Spis treści

Introduction - What is a miscarriage of justice?; An historical overview of key cases; The causes of miscarriages of justice; Criminal investigation and miscarriages of justice; The victims of miscarriages of justice; Formal remedies; Informal remedies; Conclusion.