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Dr Hannah Quirk is a Professor in Criminal Law at King's College London's The Dickson Poon School of Law. She serves as General Editor of The Criminal Law Review and sits on the board of The Wrongful Conviction Law Review. Prior to King's, she was Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester and held roles at the Criminal Cases Review Commission and Legal Services Research Centre. Her research focuses on wrongful convictions, sentencing reform, and the right of silence, with notable contributions to miscarriage of justice cases like the Post Office scandal. She has supervised 7 successful PhD students and is a media commentator on criminal justice issues. Awards include the Inner Temple Academic Fellowship and roles as a Trustee of Transform Justice and The Sentencing Academy.
Education:
- Master of Arts in Social and Political Sciences, University of Cambridge
- M.Phil in Criminology, University of Cambridge
- Doctor of Philosophy in Legal Studies, University of Wolverhampton
Research Interests: Dr Quirk's work examines systemic flaws in criminal justice, including the erosion of the right of silence, disclosure failures, and compensation for wrongful convictions. Her recent focus includes pandemic-driven legal reforms (e.g., jury-less trials during Covid-19) and AI's role in forensic investigations. She has published extensively on sentencing guidelines for medical manslaughter and judicial accountability in historical miscarriages of justice.
Recent Article Trends: Her recent publications explore AI's impact on rape investigations, post-Covid legal adaptations, and the Post Office scandal's implications for institutional accountability. She also critiques the time limits on prosecuting historical sexual offences and advocates for stronger protections for the accused's procedural rights.
Awards & Roles:
- Inner Temple Academic Fellow (2019–present)
- Trustee, The Sentencing Academy (2018–2023)
- Board Member, Transform Justice (2018–2023)
- Associate Academic Fellow, JUSTICE (2016–2018)
Advising & Grants: Supervised 7 PhD students in criminal justice and legal reform topics. Active in public engagement through media commentary and hosting discussions with attorneys featured in Netflix documentaries like Making a Murderer.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with the Criminal Cases Review Commission and Innocence Project New Orleans. Part of the editorial teams for Criminal Law Review and The Crown Court Compendium.
