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Hiller, Tim

Criminal Justice and the Pursuit of Truth / By Tim Hillier and Gavin Dingwall - Bristol Bristol University Press 2023 - ix, 231 pages 23 cm.

The Criminal Process and the Pursuit of Truth -
Allegations -
Confessions -
Witness Testimony -
Truth and the Probity of Evidence-Gathering -
Decisions and Narratives: Factfinding and Case Construction -
Truth and the Criminal Trial: Competing Stories -
Truth, Sentencing and Punishment -
Restoration, Reconciliation and Reconceptualizing Justice -
The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing but the Truth: The Truth of Who Is to Blame.


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.

ISBN: 9781529203233 (Paperback)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Criminal justice, Administration of—Philosophy
Justice—Philosophy
Criminal procedure—Evaluation
Criminal procedure—Evaluation

Dewey Class. No.: 340.115