The Wigs chat with criminal law academic Jeremy Gans.
Jeremy is a Professor at the Melbourne Law School, where he researches and teaches across all aspects of the criminal justice system. He holds higher degrees in both law and criminology. In 2007, he was appointed as the Human Rights Adviser to the Victorian Parliament's Scrutiny of Acts and Regulations Committee.
His early research focused on fact-finding in sexual assault trials, and criminal investigation, especially the technique of DNA identification. He is the author of a criminal law treatise and a co-author of texts on evidence law and criminal process rights. He has contributed to public debate on criminal justice in a number of forums, including as a regular on Twitter and in blogs on the High Court of Australia and on Victoria's Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities.