The Crucible: the perfect play for our post-truth times
In the 50s, Arthur Miller used 17th-century Salem to comment on the ‘red scare’. His drama is chillingly pertinent in the first weeks of Trump’s presidency
15 February 2017
Wrongful Convictions · False Allegations · Memory & the Courts
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In the 50s, Arthur Miller used 17th-century Salem to comment on the ‘red scare’. His drama is chillingly pertinent in the first weeks of Trump’s presidency
15 February 2017
On the trail of the IICSAthon Part 2: Still waters running deep and the trigger that opened the floodgates
22 September 2016
Inside Time readers respond to a family's account of a false accuser and wrongful conviction, sharing similar stories.
2 June 2016
An Oxford study of 30 interviews finds teachers and carers cleared of abuse are ‘a new and growing class of victims’, left with wrecked careers and enduring trauma.
19 May 2016
Cafcass social worker Suzi Smith admitted falsely accusing Jonathan Coupland of abusing his daughter, and said police pressured her to stand by the claim.
9 August 2014
Have you ever been the subject of a false accusation that led to you being investigated, or even charged with a criminal offense?
28 May 2014
The failure of a few prosecutions won't stop the crusade.
19 February 2014
Diana Davison on Helen Reece's challenge to the claim that 'rape myths' disable the public from judging rape cases.
31 December 2013