About this episode
George shares his thoughts on the role of defense solicitors in the UK Criminal Justice System.
I n this crazy world where it is perceived that the bad guys get more rights than some victims,George is always at his happiest when he feels he's got 'one over' on a defence solicitor. Like most police officers who interview their own prisoners he views the defence brief as a necessary evil. Given that the UK Criminal Justice System is deemed as one of the fairest in the world and a model that even the US built theirs on, he accepts them for what they are. How they sleep at night however is beyond his comprehension but then he might guess that someone has to do it or the system wouldn't work. For the most part defence solicitors know how to play the system and are reasonably well behaved. Like everyone George has had a few stroppy ones who have decided that his line of questioning was inappropriate. He has even had occasions where a solicitor has hijacked the interview, answering questions on behalf of the prisoner. That's no problem though, he just stopped the tapes and ejected the wayward brief from his interview. Anyway there's a line drawn in the sand as far as George is concerned, a clear one and some of them decide to try and cross it. Take new years eve. As a result…
People in this episode
Host: George
Topics covered
- criminal justice
- defense solicitors
- police perspective
Keywords
- rights
- victims
- UK Criminal Justice System
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Best Defence
Places: UK, US
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