Dr. Jonathan Rogers

Biography

Jonathan Rogers is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, focusing on substantive criminal law, evidence, human rights, and criminal procedure, particularly in relation to prosecutorial discretion and common law doctrine abuse of process. He earned his PhD from University College London and began his academic career at Brunel University in 2000 before moving to UCL as a lecturer in 2002. He previously served as an Associate Professor in Criminal Justice before taking his current position at Cambridge in 2018. His research is primarily doctrinal and aims to engage practitioners and the wider community of legal scholars. Rogers has directed the Centre of Criminal Law and is a member of the Editorial Board of the Criminal Law Review. He has received numerous accolades for his teaching and has secured funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council for research on the reform of the Computer Misuse Act 1990. His work has been instrumental in addressing contemporary issues in criminal law, including the review of the legal rights and protections afforded to accused individuals and the complexities surrounding prosecutorial decisions in cases of public interest.

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