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

Chapter One: Historical Overview of Vulnerability in the Criminal Justice System

Chapter Two: Defining and Identifying Vulnerability in Witnesses and Suspects

Chapter Three: Safeguarding the Vulnerable in the Criminal Justice System

Chapter Four: Interviewing Vulnerable Witnesses

Chapter Five: Interviewing Vulnerable Suspects

Chapter Six: Vulnerable Witnesses at Trial

Chapter Seven: Vulnerable Defendants at Trial

Chapter Eight: Future Directions