Christopher Dawson's Case Summary

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Both legal and non-legal responses to Christopher Michael Dawson’s criminal case were mostly effective in achieving justice, however, there are factors that have restricted the overall efficiency of the Australian criminal justice system. Whilst Dawson’s eventual sentence resulted in justice for the victim, the legal and non-legal responses involved in the investigation present themselves to be mostly ineffective due to the prolonged process of conviction. Legal efforts made to ensure that the trial process was fair for the offender proved to be effective in achieving justice for Dawson himself. This then led to further retribution for the victim with the effective legal response and law reform of the government; the introduction of ‘no body, no parole’. Legal and non-legal responses have been somewhat effective in achieving justice throughout Chris Dawson’s case, but have shown limits in achieving this due to the convoluted nature and time efficiency of the case. …show more content…

Two coronial inquests were made in February of 2001 and 2003, concluding that Lynette was in fact dead and had been murdered by an individual known to her. (Sterling Law QLD, 2023) Despite the mounting evidence against Dawson, no physical means were found in order to warrant charges against him. Authorities did not provide legal repose, disregarding justice for the victim and her family even after requests were made to convict and further investigate Dawson. He was finally charged in 2018 despite the long-standing investigation into his crimes. The prolonged investigation proved the ineffectiveness of the legal responses in achieving justice, it took an unnecessarily long time for justice to be served for the victim and related

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