Dr Michael Naughton
BSc, Ph.D.(Bristol)
Current positions
Reader in Sociology and Law
School of Sociology, Politics and International StudiesReader in Sociology and Law
University of Bristol Law School
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Research interests
False allegations; miscarriages of justice; wrongful conviction and/or imprisonment of innocent victims; prisoners maintaining innocence; criminal appeals; Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).
Projects and supervisions
Thesis supervisions
Life on Tag
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
22/01/2024What if the police and prosecution were told to 'believe all victims of false allegations'?
University of Bristol Law School Blog
Innocence art and the art of innocence
University of Bristol Law School Blog
Rape allegations and the inversion of the presumption of innocence.
University of Bristol Law School Blog
Victim blaming and alleged innocent victims of false allegations and wrongful convictions
School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS) Working Papers
What if the CCRC had unlimited funding? A submission to the Law Commission’s consultation.
University of Bristol Law School Blog
Thesis
Miscarriages of Justice: Exception to the Rule?
Supervisors
Award date
01/01/2003