The Criminal Cases Review Commission: Hope for the Innocent?

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiv
Introduction....Pages 1-14
Front Matter....Pages 15-15
The Importance of Innocence for the Criminal Justice System....Pages 17-38
Front Matter....Pages 39-39
Thoughts from a Victim Support Worker....Pages 41-45
Challenging the Refusal to Investigate Evidence Neglected by Trial Lawyers....Pages 46-58
The Failure to Live Up to its Stated Values? The Case of Michael Attwooll and John Roden....Pages 59-76
The Failure of the Review of the Possible Wrongful Convictions Caused by Michael Heath....Pages 77-93
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Historical Abuse Cases: Why They Expose the Inadequacy of the Real Possibility Test....Pages 97-106
Only the Freshest Will Do....Pages 107-117
Applicant Solicitors: Friends or Foes?....Pages 118-133
The Inadequacy of Legal Aid....Pages 134-147
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
After Ten Years: An Investment in Justice?....Pages 151-165
Real Possibility or Fat Chance?....Pages 166-177
Press and Release: UK News Coverage of the CCRC since 1996....Pages 178-190
The CCRC as an Option for Canada: Forwards or Backwards?....Pages 191-204
A View from the United States....Pages 205-218
Front Matter....Pages 219-219
Conclusion....Pages 221-228
Back Matter....Pages 229-247