id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_n2oy4hmqpfd4zmoz7e5rutst24 SarahS. Grace The sex offender and the criminal justice system 1984 14 .pdf application/pdf 6581 571 62 Whilst the focus is predominantly on 'victims' (usually female) and people suspected or charged with sexual ofending (usually male) within the criminal justice system in England and Wales the concerns considerations in attrition.3 We agree that these are sensitive and important considerations.4 The concern here however, is the potential wrongful conviction and miscarriages of justice regarding those suspected of or charged with a sexual ofence. is currently being potentially undermined regarding sexual ofending and the outcome is miscarriages of justice and wrongful convictions. The threats to defendants' rights have already been articulated.15 Many individuals in the criminal justice system "frequently slip into talking of victims (in trials), investigation, and an incomplete investigation is a threat to the whole process of justice".21 The above criticisms go against the wider sense of the presumption of innocence embodied in European human rights law in that "pre-trial procedures should The presumption of guilt and a climate of unquestioning belief in accusers' narratives are not conined to England, Wales, and the criminal justice system. ./cache/work_n2oy4hmqpfd4zmoz7e5rutst24.pdf ./txt/work_n2oy4hmqpfd4zmoz7e5rutst24.txt