This edited collection explores the topic of disclosure in the criminal justice system.
The book provides a valuable resource for academics, practitioners and policy-makers working in this vital aspect of criminal procedure.
This edited collection explores the topic of disclosure of evidence and information in the criminal justice process.
The book critically analyses the major issues driving the long-standing problem of dysfunctional disclosure practice, with contributions from academics, lawyers, former police officers, and current police policymakers. The ultimate objective is to review the key problems at the investigative, trial and post-conviction stages of criminal proceedings, and to suggest a way forward through potential routes of reform, both legal and cultural. The collection represents a significant and novel contribution to the policy debate regarding disclosure, and advances thought on resolving this issue in a fair and sustainable manner.
The book provides a valuable resource for academics, practitioners and policymakers working on this vital aspect of criminal procedure.
Foreword by Prof. Ed Cape p.
Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Rise of Managerialism: The Impact of Swift and (Un)sure
Justice on Disclosure in Criminal Proceedings
Chapter 2 - Something to work with: Contemporary issues with pre-charge
police disclosure and the role of the defence lawyer
Chapter 3 - Changing culture? Thinking differently about police and
prosecution disclosure
Chapter 4 - Hidden in plain sight: The influence of culture on the police
approach to disclosure
Chapter 5 A Search for New Solutions to the Disclosure Problem: Behavioural
and Empirical Perspectives
Chapter 6 Uncovering Disclosure Errors: Appeals, Innocence Projects and the
Criminal Cases Review Commission
Concluding Thoughts
Ed Johnston is a Senior Lecturer in Law, Bristol Law School, University of the West of England (UWE), UK.
Tom Smith is a Senior Lecturer in Law, Bristol Law School, University of the West of England (UWE), UK.
