Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2010
Abstract
This article seeks to raise awareness about the potential for wrongful convictions in Singapore by analysing the factors commonly identified as contributing towards wrongful convictions in other jurisdictions, including institutional failures and suspect evidence. It also considers whether the social conditions in Singapore are favourable to discovering and publicising wrongful convictions. The authors come to the conclusion that Singapore does well on a number of fronts and no sweeping reforms are necessary However there are areas of risk viz the excessive focus on crime control rather than due process, which require some tweaking of the system.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Courts | Judges | Public Law and Legal Theory
Publication
Singapore Law Review
Volume
28
First Page
98
Last Page
122
ISSN
0080-9691
Publisher
National University of Singapore Faculty of Law
Citation
CHEN, Siyuan and CHUA, Eunice.
Wrongful Convictions in Singapore: A General Survey of Risk Factors. (2010). Singapore Law Review. 28, 98-122. Research Collection School Of Law.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/933
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