Le traitement médiatique de l’affaire d’Outreau by Jean-Marie Charon

“…The responsibility of the media in mishandling the Outreau case is now evident. Looking carefully, one nevertheless sees that the media handled it in a business-as-usual manner, which means dependence on judicial sources. …”
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The Treatment of Citizens' Complaints in the Justice Field: Is an Ombudsman Necessary? by Hélène Pauliat

“…<p>For some years, France has searched for ways to control abuses in the judicial system. In the “Affaire d’Outreau,” indictment, detention pending trial and conviction was delivered to innocent men and women, just because of witness evidence, which had not been verified by the investigating judge; the resulting public criticism made the French parliament reorganize the judicial organisation. …”
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