EVE ASHPsychologist, CEO Seven DimensionsProducer of SHADOW OF DOUBT

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Miscarriage of Justice SYMPOSIUMFlinders University Adelaide 8 November 2014

Miscarriages of Justice - IT’S ALL TOO SLOW!

CONTAGIOUS TUNNEL VISION CASCADING ERRORS

• Driven by desire to convict vs solve crime

• Blame and punish ASAP

• Pack mentality, us vs them

• Protecting our patch

• Fuelled by gossip and media

• Lazy, inferior, uncorrected work

From MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE to MOSAIC OF JUSTICE

• The hook Weird! Wrong! Why? Ask! Ask! Ask!

• Investigate & test hypotheses interviews FILM

MEDIA CHAMPIONS

Relationships & trustFactual baseLawyers cautiousLate is too late

EDUCATE + EXPOSE + ENGAGE

PUBLIC AWARENES• Shadow of Doubt feature doco| Dig Deeper• Blogs, Websites, facebook, Twitter• Music videos, songs – Blow by Blow• Factual short versions, catch phrases • Politician, legal & media champions • Support group, visits to Sue • Postcards for Sue• Buttons, bumper stickers, flyers• Billboards, posters• Rallies, vigils• Book, Play • Talks• Networking• TV, radio• NEWS!• Lobbying

RecreateCLARIFY MISCONCEPTIONS• visual, accurate, simple• the power of experts

FOCUS ON FACTS

OUR MESSAGES MUST BE

• Strong• Clear• Catchy• Short • Consistent• MemorableSo others repeat and word spreads

STRATEGIC INNOVATIONS

1. Police investigations of major crimeso Team 1 – major team (75% resource)

o Team 2 – alternate hypotheses/strategies/cold-case process, while hot (25%)

2. TV Series – CATASTROPHIC JUSTICE o Miscarriages of justice – air crash investigation type format

o JUST– Justice Under Scrutiny Taskforce - analyse Catastrophic mistakes

o CLASS ACTION – Exonerees, impacted clans and Pro bono heroes join forces

3. Best Practice Justiceo Peer reviews – all disciplines

o JIT - Justice Investigation Teams to fast track MoJs – eg 3 acclaimed experts

o Random audits of cases by all law schools

o Jury induction programs

o JUSTICE HUNTERS – Series of 26 videos in production for eductaion