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Autistic and accused: A critical discussion of contemporary challenges to fair and effective criminal proceedings for autistic suspects and defendants (2023)
Journal Article
Smith, T. (2023). Autistic and accused: A critical discussion of contemporary challenges to fair and effective criminal proceedings for autistic suspects and defendants. Criminal Law Review -London-, 43-64

Examines the challenges facing autistic people suspected, accused or convicted of crime from a socio-legal perspective. Discusses problematic legal procedures from initial contact with the police, pre-trial custodial interaction to trials and sentenc... Read More about Autistic and accused: A critical discussion of contemporary challenges to fair and effective criminal proceedings for autistic suspects and defendants.

Lights, camera, justice: ​An evaluation of the first 12 months of video broadcasting sentencing in the Crown Courts of England & Wales  (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Reardon, S., Gross, B., Keppel-Palmer, M., & Smith, T. (2023, September). Lights, camera, justice: ​An evaluation of the first 12 months of video broadcasting sentencing in the Crown Courts of England & Wales . Paper presented at The Future of Journalism, Cardiff University

On 28 July 2022, the case of R v Ben Oliver made history when the sentencing remarks of Munro J were filmed and broadcast from the Old Bailey, marking the first time cameras were allowed into the Crown Court. This unarguably represented a significant... Read More about Lights, camera, justice: ​An evaluation of the first 12 months of video broadcasting sentencing in the Crown Courts of England & Wales .

Suspects still left in limbo? The continuing challenge of pre-charge bail (2023)
Journal Article
Dehaghani, R., Smith, T., & Newman, D. (2023). Suspects still left in limbo? The continuing challenge of pre-charge bail. Criminal Law Review -London-, 492-511

Pre-charge bail has undergone significant reform in recent years. In 2017, changes introduced by the Policing and Crime Act 2017 placed time limits on pre-charge bail. Notwithstanding this attempt to regulate the use of bail more effectively, police... Read More about Suspects still left in limbo? The continuing challenge of pre-charge bail.

Autism and Criminal Justice The Experience of Suspects, Defendants and Offenders in England and Wales (2023)
Book
Smith, T. (2023). Autism and Criminal Justice The Experience of Suspects, Defendants and Offenders in England and Wales. Routledge

This collection presents a summary of current knowledge regarding autistic suspects, defendants and offenders in the criminal justice system of England and Wales. The volume examines the interaction between each stage of the criminal justice process... Read More about Autism and Criminal Justice The Experience of Suspects, Defendants and Offenders in England and Wales.

‘Through the back door' Defence perspectives on the rise of managerialism at the expense of adversarial justice (2023)
Book Chapter
Smith, T., & Johnston, E. (2023). ‘Through the back door' Defence perspectives on the rise of managerialism at the expense of adversarial justice. In E. Johnston, & A. Pivaty (Eds.), Efficiency and Bureaucratisation of Criminal Justice Global Trends. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003207818

This chapter charts the evolution of managerialism in England and Wales through the lens of defence lawyers. Drawn from two PhD studies, the chapter advances empirical evidence of the implicit rise of managerialism in England and Wales. The chapter a... Read More about ‘Through the back door' Defence perspectives on the rise of managerialism at the expense of adversarial justice.

Broadcasting crown court sentencing - A tentative step forward for open justice? (2023)
Journal Article
Keppel-Palmer, M., Smith, T., Reardon, S., & Gross, B. (2023). Broadcasting crown court sentencing - A tentative step forward for open justice?. Entertainment Law Review, 34(1), 1-3

Pursuant to the Crown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020, television cameras have now been permitted to broadcast sentencing remarks made by Judges in Crown Courts. The first such occasion of this was in the case of R v Ben Oliver (2022).... Read More about Broadcasting crown court sentencing - A tentative step forward for open justice?.