Stuart Waiton
Dr Stuart Waiton is a senior lecturer in sociology and criminology. He is writing a paper explaining why Scotland has undermined the right to a fair trial.
A police school for scandal
Is it any wonder there’s a two-tier policing controversy when officer training is focused on political correctness?
Scotland’s biggest legal scandal
Hundreds of men could have being denied their right to a fair trial because of a justice system that rules important character evidence inadmissible
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