The Law of Disclosure : A Perennial Problem in Criminal Justice.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Detailed contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of contributors -- Table of statutes -- Table of cases -- Table of abbreviations -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 The rise of managerialism: the impact of swift and (un)sure justice on disclosure in criminal proceedings -- Efficiency or fairness: can you have both? The 1960s-2000s -- Defence disclosure under the CrimPR: the enabler of managerialism -- Ineffective sanctions -- The blame game: the levelling of the scales -- Conclusion -- 2 'Something to work with': contemporary issues with pre-charge police disclosure and the role of the defence lawyer -- Introduction -- The evolution of pre-charge disclosure -- The implementation of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act (CJPOA) 1994 -- The impact of 'diversionary' practices on disclosure -- Evidential advancements: the 'explosion' in digital evidence -- Conclusion -- 3 Changing culture? Thinking differently about police and prosecution disclosure -- Introduction -- The disclosure 'problem': what lies beneath? -- The adversarial role of the police and the conflict of disclosure -- Resolving the ethical dilemma of disclosure -- Instinct -- Safety, risk and pressure -- Conclusion: changing culture -- 4 'Hidden in plain sight': the influence of culture on the police approach to disclosure -- Introduction -- Police disclosure failings: but one manifestation of police culture? -- Police culture, and a propensity to inertia -- Cognitive homogeneity -- Micro and macro cultures: a mandate from the people? -- Behavioural or culture change? -- Part of the solution or the problem? The challenge for police leadership -- Conclusion -- 5 The search for new solutions to the disclosure problem: behavioural and empirical perspectives -- Introduction.

The disclosure problem: a 'symptom' of wider issues? -- Current responses to disclosure: the National Disclosure Improvement Plan -- Why do we look to the same solutions? -- Why an alternative approach is required -- How could we look at the problem differently? -- A possible new approach: understanding the problem in greater detail -- Empirical study: methodology -- Findings -- Motivation - the role of response officers -- Capability - knowledge and understanding of investigative practice -- Opportunity to investigate -- Conclusions -- Motivation -- Capability -- Opportunity -- Other issues -- Potential next steps -- 6 Uncovering disclosure errors: appeals, innocence projects and the Criminal Cases Review Commission -- Developments in disclosure -- Disclosure and the risks of wrongful convictions -- Post-conviction disclosure problems -- The Criminal Cases Review Commission and disclosure -- Why innocence projects are still not the answer -- Conclusions -- Final thoughts -- Bibliography -- Index.

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.

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