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Australian studies in law, crime and justice
The strange confession of Barry Mannix
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Wayward governance : illegality and its control in the public sector / P N Grabosky
Canberra : Australian Institute of Criminology, 1989
ISBN 0 642 14605 5
(Australian studies in law, crime and justice series)
Abstract
This chapter examines the case of Barry Mannix. Mannix was falsely accused of the murder of his father. The method of investigation and interrogation of Mannix by Queensland Police led to an inquiry by the State's Police Complaints Tribunal.