Exploring Vulnerability in the Criminal Justice System in England and Wales

Auteur

Laura Farrugia is an Assistant Professor and Programme Leader in Psychology with Criminology at Northumbria University. She also works as a Registered Intermediary (accredited by the Ministry of Justice), assisting with vulnerable victims/witnesses at the police interview and trial stage.

Texte du rabat

Providing a comparative analysis of both vulnerable witnesses and vulnerable suspects, this book discusses the increasingly difficult issue faced by many in modern policing, forensic psychology, criminology, and social justice studies.

Contenu

1 Historical Overview of Vulnerability in the Criminal Justice System

2 Defining and Identifying Vulnerability in Witnesses and Suspects

3 Safeguarding the Vulnerable in the Criminal Justice System

4 Interviewing Vulnerable Witnesses

5 Interviewing Vulnerable Suspects

6 Vulnerable Witnesses at Trial

7 Vulnerable Defendants at Trial

8 Future Directions