Miscarriages of Justice : : Causes, Consequences and Remedies / / Sam Poyser, Angus Nurse, Rebecca Milne.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• VerfasserIn: Poyser, Sam,; Milne, Rebecca,; Nurse, Angus,
• MitwirkendeR: Milne, Rebecca,; Nurse, Angus,; Poyser, Sam,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Series: Key Themes in Policing
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Other title: Front Matter --; Contents --; List of abbreviations --; About the authors --; Series preface --; Introduction – what is a miscarriage of justice? --; A 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 --; References --; List of court cases --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781447327455; 9783111196664
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Sam Poyser, Angus Nurse, Rebecca Milne.

Miscarriages of justice occur far more frequently than we realise and have the power to ruin people’s lives. It is crucial for criminal justice practitioners to understand them, given significant developments in recent years in law and police codes of practice. This text, part of the Key themes in policing textbook series, is written by three highly experienced authors with expertise in the fields of criminal investigation, forensic psychology and law and provides an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of miscarriages of justice. They highlight difficulties in defining miscarriages of justice, examine their dimensions, forms, scale and impact and explore key cases and their causes. Discussing informal and formal remedies against miscarriages of justice, such as campaigns and the role of the media and the Court of Appeal and the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), they highlight criticism of the activities and decision-making of the latter and examine changes to police investigation in this area. Designed to incorporate ‘evidence-based policing’, each chapter provides questions reflecting on the issues raised in the text and suggestions for further reading.