Expert opinion is necessary as part of the justice system – but nobody is asking if the experts are fit for the task and if their evidence is reliable.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Criminal trials
Displaying all articles
A critical race theory scholar explains why it’s problematic to use rap lyrics as evidence of a crime, and what some lawmakers are doing to protect artistic expression.
With mountains of digital evidence, advanced computing techniques could help judges and jurors better understand how criminal syndicates operate — potentially allowing fairer sentencing.
A new book by journalist Louise Milligan exposes the brutality of many witnesses’ encounters with the criminal trial process.. It is informed, too, by her own experience of cross-examination.
How do jurors use different kinds of information about mental illness when making sentencing decisions? An experiment finds that neurobiological evidence could harm or help defendants.
A hung jury does not necessarily undermine a verdict in a subsequent trial – it more likely means some of the jurors from the first trial agreed with the final verdict.
George Pell’s conviction has opened a rift in Australian society, with many people questioning the guilty verdict. Pell’s lawyer has said he will appeal. On what grounds could he do that?
Top contributors
-
Professor of Evidence Law, University of Sydney
-
CRT Forward Project Director, University of California, Los Angeles
-
Associate Professor, Monash University
-
Professor of Law, UNSW Sydney
-
Lawyer, Curtin University
-
Associate Professor of Psychology, Philosophy, and Neuroscience, Georgia State University
-
Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology
-
Ph.D. Candidate in Neuroscience, Georgia State University
