Evan Whitton
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Industry | Law |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Location | Sydney, NSW, Australia |
| Introduction | Evan Whitton is the author of Our Corrupt Legal System: Why Everyone Is a Victim (Except Rich Criminals). He was editor of The National Times, Chief Reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald, and Reader in Journalism at Queensland University. He received the Walkley Award for National Journalism five times and was Journalist of the Year 1983 for “courage and innovation” in reporting an inquiry into judicial corruption. He has written eight books on corruption in police, politics and the law. Six – Amazing Scenes, Can of Worms II, The Hillbilly Dictator, Trial by Voodoo, The Cartel, and Serial Liars – can be seen on Dr Robert Moles’s website: www.netk.net.au/WhittonHome.asp He began researching the inquisitorial and adversary systems after observing at first hand how each dealt with the same organised criminal, police chief Sir Terence Lewis, in 1987 and 1991. |