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Effectively engaging victims, witnesses and defendants in the criminal courts: a question of “court culture”?

Kirby, Amy (2017) Effectively engaging victims, witnesses and defendants in the criminal courts: a question of “court culture”? Criminal Law Review 12 , pp. 949-968. ISSN 0011-135X.

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Abstract

Considers, with reference to studies involving adult and youth participants, how the ability of victims, witnesses and defendants to engage with the criminal court process may be affected by "court culture". Discusses key aspects of such culture, including the formal nature of proceedings, and the divide between court users and legal professionals. Suggests how these may undermine reforms aimed at promoting effective participation in proceedings.

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Item Type: Article
Additional Information: This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication following peer review. The definitive published version is available online on Westlaw UK or from Thomson Reuters DocDel service .
Keyword(s) / Subject(s): Court culture, courts, witnesses, defendants, victims
School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Research Centres and Institutes: Crime & Justice Policy Research, Institute for
Depositing User: Amy Kirby
Date Deposited: 22 Aug 2018 14:01
Last Modified: 01 Jul 2024 06:48
URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/19508

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