Member universities

Key Benefits of INUK Membership

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Member Universities
 

Aberystwyth University

Bournemouth University

BPP Law School (London)

Cardiff Law School

Cardiff Nexus (School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies)

Durham University

Glasgow Caledonian University

Lancaster University Innocence Project

Newcastle University

Nottingham Trent University

Oxford Institute of Legal Practice

Sheffield Hallam University

School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)

University of Bristol

University of Cambridge

University of East Anglia

University of East London

University of Leicester

University of Gloucestershire

University of Plymouth

University of Portsmouth

University of Sheffield

University of Strathclyde

University of Wales, Bangor

University of Winchester

University of the West of England

 
 
 
Key Benefits of INUK Membership
 

1. Membership of a national, university research-driven organisation, which provides the possibility of pro bono and/or clinical education in an innovative area, that is supported by a network comprising all constituencies in the area of miscarriages of justice and the wrongful conviction of the innocent.

2. Access to teaching and casework resources, including a free litigation software - ‘Casemap’ (sponsored by Lexis Nexis) for each member innocence project and a ‘First Steps’ document which contains recommended readings and films etc. to assist students in gaining a wider understanding of the problems associated with wrongful convictions.

3. Member innocence projects are able to access INUK’s diverse contacts with forensic science experts, barristers and solicitors, police officers, investigative journalists, campaign/victim-support organisations etc. to assist in their case investigations.

4. Access to a ‘members only’ online Forum where Directors of member innocence projects can share knowledge, information and resources, as well as raise queries regarding all aspects of innocence project case investigations.

5. Innocence Projects Starter Pack to help new members get their innocence projects up and running, includes the Innocence Project Student Handbook, application form for student members, assorted template letters such as invitation to pro bono solicitor/barristers and client care letters and the protocols for caseworking.

6. A subsidised annual national conference, regularly reviewed and consisting of high quality sessions and materials, designed to avoid the need for each innocence project to re-invent the training wheel. Bristol and Cardiff universities were jointly 'Highly Commended' by Lord Goldsmith in the Attorney General's Pro Bono Awards 2007 for collaboration on devising and delivering the INUK national training programme, and we hope that this award reflects our belief in the concept and quality of this annual training event.

7. The provision of cases to member innocence projects from the INUK central casebank, established by assessing letters from alleged innocent victims of wrongful conviction and/or imprisonment over past years and undertaking preliminary research to determine eligibility for full investigation by a member innocence project. The database of cases serves to avoid the administrative burden that individual projects would otherwise have. It also prevents different innocence projects duplicating work for the same clients, and provides a valuable and evolving central research base.

8. Link from the INUK website to your own innocence project website or webpages on your university website.

9. A voice for the innocence project community in wider debates and forms of communication about clinical education, pro bono and criminal justice policy.

10. Membership of the Innocence Network, the international association of innocence projects around the world.

 
 
 
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