Perspectives on the role of the intermediary in the justice system: A systematic review and qualitative synthesis

A Kearns, A Gallagher, A Hayes… - … Journal of Evidence …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Children and vulnerable adults can experience substantive barriers when engaging with
justice systems. An intermediary is a trained professional who supports vulnerable …

An evaluation of the question types used by criminal justice professionals with complainants in child sexual assault trials

MB Powell, J Goodman-Delahunty… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The way that complainants of child sexual assault are questioned about their experiences
can profoundly influence the accuracy, credibility, and consistency of their evidence. This is …

Intermediaries and cross‐examination resilience in children: The development of a novel experimental methodology

LA Henry, L Crane, A Millmore, G Nash… - Applied Cognitive …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Experimental studies examining child'witnesses' under cross‐examination typically rely on
researchers questioning children using a'barrister's script'. In the current research …

Seeking or controlling the truth? An examination of courtroom questioning practices by Canadian lawyers

CJ Lively, L Fallon, B Snook, W Fahmy - Psychology, Crime & Law, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The questioning practices of Canadian lawyers were examined. Courtroom examinations
(N= 91) were coded for the type of utterance, the assumed purpose of the utterance, and the …

[PDF][PDF] Scaffolding children's communication in investigative interviews

A Smethurst - 2023 - research.tees.ac.uk
Abstract The Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act (YJCEA, 1999) introduced a number
of 'special measures' to enable young witnesses to give their best evidence. One of the …

Victims and prosecutors

A Konradi, TJ Ochrach-Konradi - The Oxford Handbook of …, 2021 - books.google.com
Social science research on victims and prosecutors is varied. Some investigations explore
whether statutes and procedural developments related to victims are implemented and …

[PDF][PDF] Pre-print for discussion

LA Henry, L Crane, A Millmore, G Nash, R Wilcock… - city.figshare.com
Experimental studies examining child 'witnesses' under cross-examination typically rely on
researchers questioning children using a 'barrister's script'. In the current research …