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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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