NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS
Bail
Wednesday 21 May 2008 20:00-20:45 (Radio 4 FM)
Repeated: Saturday 24 May 2008 22:15-23:00 (Radio 4 FM)
Clive Anderson presents the series analysing the legal issues of the day.
Almost one in five murder suspects in Britain last year were alleged to have committed the offence while on bail. Similar statistics have emerged for a whole range of serious crimes. Should the courts tighten up on granting bail in order to protect the public or would this compromise a defendant's right to be presumed innocent until proven guilty?
