It is More Important to Acquit the Innocent Than To Convict the Guilty
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... , they were interrogated for long periods of time and in the end they confessed. However, after a few months in prison new evidence came to light that proved that the boys were innocent. The police had framed them by fabricating evidence. The Royal Commission set up an enquiry; this investigates serious flaws in the system and makes recommendations about changes that should be made. However, the government is not obliged to make these changes. The man heading the inquiry was Sir Cyril Phillips, it later became known as the "Phillip“s Commission".
The Phillip“s Commission released a report in 1982 which then led to the "Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984". This act created a new post of a Custody Officer whose job it is to inform the suspect of their rights and ensure that they are being treated fairly. Also the suspect is given the right to one phone call, free legal advice, under eighteens or mentally handicapped adults must have a resp ...
