Stephen Cordner

Stephen Cordner AM is emeritus professor of forensic medicine at Monash University and was the founding director of the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine. He is co-author with Kerry Breen of Wrongful Convictions in Australia: Addressing issues in the criminal justice system (2023).

 

Stephen's recent articles

Grossly inadequate compensation offered to Kathleen Folbigg

Grossly inadequate compensation offered to Kathleen Folbigg

On 5 June 2023, Kathleen Folbigg was released from prison following 20 years of imprisonment after having been wrongfully convicted of killing her four children over a 10-year period.

Who wants to serve on a jury? Is the jury system still the best we can do?

Who wants to serve on a jury? Is the jury system still the best we can do?

You may have been following the current criminal trial in Victoria where a woman is accused of murdering three people by serving them a meal laced with death cap mushrooms.

Why is Australia’s criminal justice system so resistant to change?

Why is Australia’s criminal justice system so resistant to change?

How many more wrongful convictions does Australia have to have before state and federal attorneys-general and senior members of the legal profession agree that they must address this serious problem?