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When Justice Fails: A Preliminary Examination of Serious Criminal Cases in Australia
Author(s) -
Wilson Paul R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
australian journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1839-4655
pISSN - 0157-6321
DOI - 10.1002/j.1839-4655.1989.tb00853.x
Subject(s) - project commissioning , witness , publishing , criminology , criminal justice , economic justice , expert witness , law , cross examination , political science , fair trial , key (lock) , psychology , computer security , computer science , human rights
A preliminary survey suggests that the number of wrongful convictions in Australia for murder and other serious offences may be considerable. Reference is made to key elements in the criminal justice system that are significant in these cases. The elements called in question include police behaviour, expert evidence, witness evidence, media response and the trial process. Policy implications of these elements are discussed and some suggestions to reduce the alleged problems are proposed.