Dr Michael Naughton
BSc, Ph.D.(Bristol)
Current positions
Reader in Sociology and Law
University of Bristol Law SchoolReader in Sociology and Law
School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
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Research interests
Wrongful conviction and/or imprisonment of innocent victims; False allegtions of alleged sexual offences; Miscarriages of justice; Social and philsophical theories.
Projects and supervisions
Thesis supervisions
Life on Tag
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
31/01/2026Jonathan King: 'Vile pervert' or innocent victim of false allegations and sexual equality activist?
CCRC Watch
He Who Pays the Piper Calls the Tune
Critical Perspectives
How and Why the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) Sexually Discriminates Against Men in Uncorroborated Rape Cases where the Complainant Claims that they were Voluntarily Intoxicated
Critical Perspectives
Why Helen Pitcher’s resignation as Chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is a red herring to distract attention away from the “real possibility test”
University of Bristol Law School Blog
A Freudian analysis of the competing groups on uncorroborated allegations of child sexual abuse.
Sigmund Freud as a Critical Social Theorist: Psychoanalysis and the Neurotic in Contemporary Society
Thesis
Miscarriages of Justice: Exception to the Rule?
Supervisors
Award date
01/01/2003
