Handbook

This course will examine wrongful convictions in a comparative perspective that will situate Australia's response to wrongful convictions with different responses in the United Kingdom including the creation of a Criminal Cases Review Commission and the United States including a focus on post-conviction DNA testing. Other jurisdictions examined will include … For more content click the Read More button below. Main topics The definition of a wrongful conviction or miscarriage of justice,Types of evidence associated with wrongful convictions including false confessions and forensic evidence, andLegal, legislative and political remedies for wrongful convictions