Miscarriages of justice can and do occur in countries like Australia; Not Guilty, a collaboration between the School of Psychology and the Sydney University Law School, is a research project in which cases of possible wrongful convictions are reviewed. In addition to the significant social justice implications of the project, Not Guilty also provides an educational experience in which students will need to apply the knowledge acquired during their courses. Moreover, students will have the opportunity to work closely together and learn from other student’s different but relevant fields.
Our aim is to seek justice for wrongfully convicted inmates while providing a unique educational experience where students can apply the knowledge from their courses. Students from the School of Psychology and Sydney Law School work closely together and learn from other each other’s different fields. We hope this program will assist in forming closer collaboration between different fields and assist improvements in the legal system. We work together with different law enforcement organisations and legal professionals.
Issues in wrongful conviction include but are not limited to:
To submit a case please download the case submission questionnaire (pdf, 283KB) and submit it to not.guilty@sydney.edu.au.
We have a number of volunteer opportunities. Duties for volunteers may include reading through cases, applying literature to issues within the case, and evaluating research.
If you would like to volunteer, please send your CV and completed application form (pdf, 237KB) to not.guilty@sydney.edu.au.
If you would like to make a donation to support Not Guilty, please contact us at development.fund@sydney.edu.au.
