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A state of Injustice - Dr Robert N Moles

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Also by Dr Moles - Losing Their Grip - The Case of Henry Keogh - Definition and Rule in Legal Theory

This is a book about bad science and a flawed criminal justice system … The challenge is how Australians as a community face up to the reality of serious miscarriages of justice - Professor Derrick Pounder

Most people presume that the legal system works pretty well at dispensing justice. As a community we tend to believe that the fairness, rigour and democratic principles inherent in our justice system means that the presumption of innocence is protected, that only the truly guilty are sent to prison. But this is not always the case.

Drawing on painstaking research and insightful analysis, A State of Injustice examines various cases where forensic investigations were later found to be flawed. These cases have prompted calls for the establishment of a criminal cases review commission and raised doubts about the involvement of the former Chief of Forensic Pathology for South Australia, Dr Colin Manock, whose qualifications for the job have come into question. In view of the errors brought to light, author Robert Moles asks, have innocent people been wrongly imprisoned and have guilty parties literally gotten away with murder?

A State of Injustice will make every reader wonder: If the system fails, who then will protect the innocent?

Dr Robert N Moles was born and educated in the UK. He graduated in law from Queens University, Belfast, and completed his PhD at Edinburgh University. He previously held positions as Associate Professor of Law at the University of Adelaide, senior lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the Australian National University and lecturer in law and jurisprudence at Queens University Belfast. His previous book was Definition and Rule in Legal Theory (1987). Currently he works full-time on the Networked Knowledge Project, which investigates alleged miscarriages of justice that have occurred in South Australia over the last 30 years.

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