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

Kent Roach/ Bibi Sangha/ Robert Moles

ISBN 10: 155221186X / ISBN 13: 9781552211861

Published by Irwin Law, 2010

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490 pages. 9.00x6.00x8.90 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Forensic Investigations and Miscarriages of Justice: The Rhetoric Meets the Reality
• Publisher: Irwin Law
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 155221186X
• ISBN 13: 9781552211861
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.6 kilograms

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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 re­ality 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.

About the Author

Kent Roach, CM, FRSC is a professor of law at the University of Toronto. He is the author of eighteen books including Canadian Policing: Why and How it Must Change, shortlisted for both the Balsillie and Donner Prizes for best book in public policy. He has conducted research for public inquiries on policing including the Arar, Air India, Ipperwash, Public Order Emergency, and Toronto Missing Persons inquiries and served as chair of the RCMP’s Management Advisory Board. He received the Molson Prize in 2017 for contributions to the social sciences and humanities.