Criminal Law and Procedure

England and Wales Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) Decisions

A BAILII database containing decisions of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales. The database contains all decisions as provided by official shorthand writers WordWave International Ltd, for the period May 1996 to August 1999. Selected decisions from 1964 onwards are also available. Cases are listed alphabetically by party name and chronologically by year. The system features a search facility and a list of Recent Cases.

Judicial Greffe

Website for the States of Jersey Judicial Greffe, the government department responsible for providing "administrative and secretarial services to the Island's Courts" and delivering information services relating to the Courts to the legal profession and public. The site presents outline information on the role and work of each section comprising the Judicial Greffe, including the: Appellate section, Family section, Probate section, Public registry, and Samedi section, supported by online HTML versions of guidance notes issued by the department. Staff contact lists are also included.

Review of the Criminal Courts of England and Wales by Right Honourable Lord Justice Auld September 2001

This website makes available the Auld Report, which was published in September 2001. The Report reviews the existing criminal justice system of England and Wales and makes recommendations for speeding up its operation and increasing democracy. It covers management of the criminal courts, the role of magistrates courts, the jury system, trial and appeal procedures. The report also proposes the decriminalisation of a number of offences.

DNA identification evidence in criminal prosecutions

Article looking at studies and reviews that have been published focusing on concerns over the use of forensic DNA evidence in criminal prosecutions. The article was written by Ken Strutin, who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association, and was published in March 2010 on LLRX.com. Summaries and links to the full texts are given of scholarly articles highlighting the types of mistakes that can undermine confidence in DNA evidence such as laboratory error, cross-contamination, interpretive bias or fraud.

Eucrim

Eucrim is a journal focusing on European criminal law, edited and made freely available online by the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law. Eucrim is published twice a year and is intended for both practitioners and academics. The site is in English and French and the journal is in English. Users can sign up for free email delivery.

National Institute of Corrections Library

This site provides access to the library of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) which is an agency of the US Department of Justice. The library contains books, journals, newsletters and video and audio tapes along with unpublished materials produced by correctional agencies and all NIC publications. These materials include research reports and analyses, program descriptions and evaluations and training materials. The catalogue can be searched by keyword or browsed by subject heading.

Strengthening forensic science: the next wave of scholarship

Online guide highlighting recent reports and scholarly articles on forensic evidence written by Ken Strutin who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association. The guide was published in November 2009 on the features page of LLRX.com (Law Library Resource Xchange) the free online web journal for legal information professionals. The guide features a key report by the National Academy of Sciences called Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward.

Criminal Justice Profiles

Criminal Justice Profiles is a site providing information on careers in criminal justice and law enforcement in the United States. The site is intended for criminal justice professionals, job seekers and students. Profiles contain information on what the job involves, qualifications required and salaries. Careers profiled include police officer, prison warder, probation officer, CIA agent and court reporter along with less obvious careers including coast guard, fish and game warden and forensic accounting.

Criminal justice surveys and public opinion polls

Online guide looking at surveys and opinion polls concerning the criminal justice system in the United States written by Ken Strutin who is Director of Legal Information Services at the New York State Defenders Association. The guide was published in June 2009 on LLRX.com. The author gives annotated links to surveys arranged under the following headings; criminal justice system; crime; criminal histories; death penalty; public defense; sentencing; sex offenders and rehabilitation.

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