Towards a criminology of public inquiries: From cautious optimism to contestation in the Brook House Inquiry

Although UK public inquiries garner huge amounts of public attention, there have been few systematic studies of their role in scrutinising and reforming criminal justice policy and practice. This is despite a growing number of inquiries, held under the Inquiries Act 2005, into critical matters relat...

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Authors: Schlembach, Raphael (Author) ; Hart, Emily Luise (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2025, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 374-392
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Reform
public inquiry
Immigration detention
Contestation
Accountability