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| The Innocence Network UK (INUK) is the co-ordinating
organisation for member Innocence Projects based in UK universities.
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| The INUK has three core aims : |
| Educate: |
| to encourage and support the creation and subsequent running of member innocence projects in UK universities. |
| Research: |
| to conduct and facilitate research into, among other related things: |
| i) the causes of the wrongful conviction of the innocent; |
| ii) the barriers to attempts to overturn these convictions in the Court of Appeal or by application to the CCRC; and |
| iii) the associated harmful consequences of wrongful conviction on victims, their families, friends and society as a whole. |
| Communicate: |
| to inform public debates about the wrongful conviction and imprisonment of innocent people, the INUK will communicate findings from the activities of member innocence projects and research, with the objective of improving the criminal justice system and preventing future wrongful convictions. |
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