Cooper, Penelope and Mattison, M. (2017) Intermediaries, vulnerable people and the quality of evidence. The International Journal of Evidence & Proof 21 (4), pp. 351-370. ISSN 1365-7127.
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Abstract
Since 2004, witness intermediaries have been utilised across the justice system in England and Wales. Two witness intermediary schemes based on the English model have also been introduced in Northern Ireland (2013), and more recently, in New South Wales, Australia (2016). The purpose of the intermediary in these jurisdictions is to facilitate the questioning of vulnerable witnesses, but there are clear differences in the application of the role. This paper presents the first comparative review of the three related intermediary models, and highlights the pressing need for further research into the efficacy and development of the role in practice.
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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Keyword(s) / Subject(s): | cross-examination, evidence, ground rules hearings, intermediary, vulnerable witness |
| 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: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 29 Sep 2017 11:19 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Aug 2023 17:35 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/19844 |
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