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Book Synopsis
It is crucial for criminal justice practitioners to understand miscarriages of justice. This text provides an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of miscarriages of justice, highlighting difficulties in defining them, examining their dimensions, forms, scale and impact and exploring key cases and their causes.

Trade Review
“The book is well worth reading. The bibliography is especially strong and will be of great benefit to readers who want to explore further the important topic of wrongful convictions and their causes.” Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books
"This first textbook on miscarriages of justice marks a significant and welcome milestone in the discipline" Dr Hannah Quirk, University of Manchester
"This is a rigorous, thoughtful introduction with many detailed lessons for all aspects of the criminal justice system." John Grieve, CBE QPM, London Metropolitan University and University of Portsmouth
“An indispensable book for students of the criminal justice system, equipping readers with a greater insight into how justice works, and how it sometimes creates more victims.” Carole McCartney, Northumbria University

Table of Contents
Introduction - What is a miscarriage of justice?; An historical overview of key cases; The causes of miscarriages of justice; Criminal investigation and miscarriages of justice; The victims of miscarriages of justice; Formal remedies; Informal remedies; Conclusion.

Miscarriages of Justice

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    A Paperback / softback by Sam Poyser, Angus Nurse, Rebecca Milne

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      Publisher Bristol University Press
      Published 16 May 2018
      ISBN-13 9781447327448
      978-1447327448
      ISBN-10 1447327446
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      Police and security services

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      It is crucial for criminal justice practitioners to understand miscarriages of justice. This text provides an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of miscarriages of justice, highlighting difficulties in defining them, examining their dimensions, forms, scale and impact and exploring key cases and their causes.

      Trade Review
      “The book is well worth reading. The bibliography is especially strong and will be of great benefit to readers who want to explore further the important topic of wrongful convictions and their causes.” Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books
      "This first textbook on miscarriages of justice marks a significant and welcome milestone in the discipline" Dr Hannah Quirk, University of Manchester
      "This is a rigorous, thoughtful introduction with many detailed lessons for all aspects of the criminal justice system." John Grieve, CBE QPM, London Metropolitan University and University of Portsmouth
      “An indispensable book for students of the criminal justice system, equipping readers with a greater insight into how justice works, and how it sometimes creates more victims.” Carole McCartney, Northumbria University

      Table of Contents
      Introduction - What is a miscarriage of justice?; An historical overview of key cases; The causes of miscarriages of justice; Criminal investigation and miscarriages of justice; The victims of miscarriages of justice; Formal remedies; Informal remedies; Conclusion.

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