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Canadian Government Proposes Changes to the Criminal Justice System

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Wrongful Conviction Round Table Report

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The Future of Innocence Work in Canada

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Wrongful Convictions of Indigenous People in Australia and Canada

Jan 10th, 2018 - Articles on Wrongful Convictions

This article published by Kent Roach draws on the work from Rachel Dioso-Villa and examines the known cases of wrongful convictions of Indigenous persons in Australia and Canada.

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Determining Culpability When The Sand Keeps Shifting

Jan 10th, 2018 - Articles on Wrongful Convictions

Bruce A. MacFarlane, QC, Barrister and Attorney-at-Law, of the Manitoba and Alberta Bars explores the intersection between the forensic sciences and medicine when the pertain to cases of wrongful conviction.

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The Path to Justice: Preventing Wrongful Convictions

Jan 10th, 2018 - Articles on Wrongful Convictions

Read the Report of the Federal/Provincial/Territorial Heads of Prosecutions Subcommittee on the Prevention of Wrongful Convictions

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2017 CDP on False Guilty Pleas

Jan 10th, 2018 - Events

The wrongful convictions of Anthony Hanemaayer, Simon Marshall and Dinesh Kumar are proof of the frailties of our plea system in Canada. Anthony Hanemaayer pled guilty to a crime that Paul Bernardo later confessed to. Simon Marshall pled guilty to several offenses including seven sexual assaults and was later cleared...

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