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CCRC

British  

abbreviation

  1. Criminal Cases Review Commission: a British government body established in 1997 to investigate alleged miscarriages of justice

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The CCRC, which is an independent body sponsored by the Ministry of Justice, launches fresh appeals when strong new evidence or new arguments are presented.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2025

“The reckoning is here,” said Davis Jenkins, senior research scholar at the Community College Research Center, or CCRC, at Teachers College, Columbia University.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023

Another option, for those who can afford it, is a continuing care retirement community, or CCRC, that allows you to stay in one place even if you later need higher levels of care.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023

The alleged confession will now be referred to the CCRC.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2022

Mr Hayes said the decision by the CCRC, the body set up to review miscarriages of justice, was "perverse".

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2021