Criminal Justice and the Pursuit of Truth

Download or read book Criminal Justice and the Pursuit of Truth written by Hillier, Tim and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2021-06-16 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can the criminal justice system achieve justice based on its ability to determine the truth? Drawing on a variety of disciplinary and interdisciplinary perspectives, this book investigates the concept of truth – its complexities and nuances – and scrutinizes how well the criminal justice process facilitates truth-finding. From allegation to sentencing, the chapters take the reader on a journey through the criminal justice system, exposing the marginalization of truth-finding in favour of other jurisprudential or systemic values, such as expediency, procedural fairness and the presumption of innocence. This important work bridges the gap between what people expect from the criminal justice system and what it can legitimately deliver.