Forensic Investigations and Miscarriages of Justice: The Rhetoric Meets the Reality - Softcover

Sangha, Bibi; Roach, Kent; Moles, Robert

 
9781552211861: Forensic Investigations and Miscarriages of Justice: The Rhetoric Meets the Reality
Softcover
ISBN 10: 155221186X ISBN 13: 9781552211861
Publisher: Irwin Law Inc, 2010

Synopsis

Miscarriages of justice have been the focus of judicial and public inquiries in Britain, Canada, and Australia. The objective of Forensic Investigations and Miscarriages of Justice is to make clear that, despite the rules laid down by statutes and decided cases to ensure that criminal trials are properly conducted, there are many instances where those rules have not been properly applied. In all three jurisdictions, there have been cases in which investigations have fundamentally miscarried and where expert witnesses have given evidence that has been either fraudulent or wrong. The book reviews how these problem cases are dealt with, and the marked differences between the jurisdictions in the procedures available to identify possible errors. The authors recommend ways to narrow the gap between the rhetoric of impartial forensic science and prosecutions and the re-ality of a growing number of recognized miscarriages of justice, emphasizing that both forensic science and the legal system must change and seek to better understand each other.

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About the Author

Kent Roach is Professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Toronto.

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Publisher
Irwin Law Inc
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
155221186X
ISBN 13 
9781552211861
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
490