"When I walked through the office door each day, I knew that almost every decision I made would make someone unhappy..." In Frank and Fearless Nicholas Cowdery QC takes us behind the scenes of the toughest cases that defined his 16 years as the Director of Public Prosecutions for New South Wales. The headline-grabbing criminal trials of Gordon Wood, Keli Lane, and Christopher Gilham (tried for the 1992 murder of his brother and parents) are examined with forensic precision, along with the DPP's contentious decisions not to prosecute artist Bill Henson and members of The Chaser. During his tenure, Cowdery was also well-known for his support for realistic drug and death with dignity laws, and for the need to decriminalise abortion. Frank and Fearless is a gripping and forthright account of the most difficult decisions Nicholas Cowdery had to make during his time as a gatekeeper of the criminal justice system.
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Rachael Jane Chin practised as a lawyer before becoming a non-fiction writer. She has worked as a journalist at the Australian Financial Review and is the author of Nice Girl: The story of Keli Lane and her missing baby Tegan. Nicholas Cowdery AM QC was the Director of Public Prosecutions for New South Wales from 1994 to 2011. Previously he had been a barrister since 1971, working in Papua New Guinea and at the Sydney Bar. Recently, he has focused on helping developing countries improve the rule of law and efforts to improve the Australian criminal justice system. Nick is a University of New South Wales visiting professorial fellow.
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Paperback. Etat : new. Paperback. When I walked through the office door each day, I knew that almost every decision I made would make somebody unhappy. If I decided to prosecute someone, he or she would be unhappy. If I decided not to prosecute, a victim or a police officer or both would be unhappy. If I decided to appeal against an inadequate sentence, the prisoner would be unhappy; if I declined to appeal, the law-and-order brigade would erupt.For sixteen-and-a-half years, Nicholas Cowdery was Director of Public Prosecutions for New South Wales. During this time, he immersed himself in the worst and saddest of human behaviour as he examined cases in forensic detail. And when he made unpopular decisions he had to reckon with criticism from politicians, media, victims, perpetrators and their families.In Frank & Fearless, Cowdery reflects on some of the most notorious and difficult cases of his distinguished career, including the headline-grabbing criminal trials of Gordon Wood, Keli Lane and Jeffrey Gilham. He also writes about lesser-known cases involving drugs and voluntary assisted dying, and the need for law reform. All the while, he fights for a fair trial for all concerned. This gripping book reveals the workings of our criminal justice system from the inside.'Frank & Fearlessis not only the ultimate insider's account of some of the state's most sensational murder trials, it is also an account of one man's valiant battle against political and media forces to ensure that justice was done. Society owes Nick Cowdery a debt of gratitude.' - Kate McClymont'From inside the machine - a powerful memoir of justice pursued in the face of fallible judges, law 'n' order politicians and the tabloid press.' - David Marr'Nicholas Cowdery's candid and measured account of his more than 16 years as NSW Director of Public Prosecutions (basically deciding if the cases that come before him should go to court) is sobering, but a testament to his resilience in an extremely testing job.What comes through amounts to a portrait of admirably calm, considered deliberation at work.'- Steven Caroll, The Sydney Morning Herald In Frank & Fearless ' Frank & Fearless is not only the ultimate insider's account of some of the state's most sensational murder trials, it is also an account of one man's valiant battle against political and media forces to ensure that justice was done. Society owes Nick Cowdery a debt of gratitude.' - Kate McClymont Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781742236377
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