Safety from False Convictions (Paperback) | Released: 31 Jul 2016

This book provides readers with an exploration of ways to reduce the rate of false convictions in the criminal justice system. The criminal justice system should be seen as a Safety-Critical System, specifically a system that deals with matters of life and death, where any error is likely to cause grave harm to both the individual and society. Implementing safety in criminal law is necessary, both morally and economically. Incorporating into the criminal justice system a modern safety theory that is commonly accepted in other areas, such as space, aviation, engineering, and transportation, is an idea that was developed jointly by myself and Dr. Mordechai Halpert and presented mainly in the coauthored article "A Safety Doctrine for the Criminal Justice System." This is the starting point of the book. The book expands the preliminary proposition and engages in the application of the modern safety theory and methods in the criminal justice system. Thus, for example, the book demonstrates how the fundamentally important Identify-Analyze-Control method can and should be implemented in the system, using Nancy Leveson's STAMP's model ("System-Theoretic Accident Model and Processes"). This is the first book that proposes a general theory of safety for the criminal justice system. It provides specific safety rules for certain types of criminal evidence and criminal law procedures.
About the Author: Professor of Law Boaz Sangero is a leading authority on criminal law and the founder of the Criminal Law & Criminology Department at the College of Law and Business. He obtained his LL.D. from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1994. He has written over 50 articles and books for leading law journals - in Israel, England and the United States. His book SELF-DEFENCE IN CRIMINAL LAW has been cited many times and reviewed in the Oxford Journal of Legal Studies and the Cambridge Law Journal. His latest books are CONVICTING THE INNOCENT - CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS (2014) and SAFETY FROM FALSE CONVICTIONS (2016). Education The Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Law, Jerusalem, Israel Doctorate in Law, 1994 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Law, Jerusalem, Israel LL.B., 1988 Cum Laude Experience The College of Law and Business, Ramat Gan, Israel Head of the Department of Criminal Law & Criminology2002 - 2016 The College of Law and Business, Ramat-Gan, Israel Law lecturer Courses: Criminal Law; Criminal Law Defenses; Finality of Proceedings and Miscarriages of Justice; Criminal Sentencing; Sexual Offenses; Interpretation in Criminal Law; Convicting the Innocent - Causes and Possible Solutions An official candidate to serve as Justice in the Supreme Court of Israel 2012 1997 - 2016 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Law, Jerusalem, Israel Law lecturer Course: Sexual Offenses1994 - 2001 Attorney at Law & Arbiter Jerusalem, Israel1989 - 2002 The Hebrew University of Jerusalem School of Law, Jerusalem, Israel Teacher Assistant Course: Criminal Law1988 - 1994 The Supreme Court of Israel, Jerusalem, Israel Judicial Clerk, Justice Gabriel Bach1988 - 1989 Additional information -Bar Admission: Member of the Israeli Bar, admitted 1989. -Military Service: Major in the Education Corps. List of Publications (H = Hebrew) Books: 1. SELF DEFENCE IN CRIMINAL LAW (Hart Publishing, Oxford and Portland, Oregon, 2006). 2. JUDGE URI KITAI BOOK: Collection of legal articles in his honor (2007) (H). (Editing the book). 3. SELF DEFENSE IN CRIMINAL LAW (2000) (H). 4. CONVICTING THE INNOCENT - CAUSES AND SOLUTIONS (2014) (H). 5. SAFETY FROM FALSE CONVICTIONS (2016).