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Ellison, L. and Munro, V. (2017) Taking trauma seriously : critical reflections on the criminal justice process. The International Journal of Evidence & Proof, 21 (3). pp. 183-208. doi:10.1177/1365712716655168 ISSN 1365-7127.
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Official URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1365712716655168
Abstract
Over the last two decades successive governments in England and Wales have stated a commitment to placing victims of crime at the heart of the criminal justice agenda. A raft of polices and reforming measures have been introduced with the declared aim of improving the experience and treatment of victims within the criminal process. Despite these developments, the government has recently conceded that the criminal justice process has continued to fall short—whether in relation to helping victims to recover in the aftermath of a crime or supporting them through the stresses of investigation and trial. In this article we argue that applying a trauma-informed lens to evaluate victim-centred initiatives helps to explain the failure of victim policy in England and Wales to fully deliver on its promise. We highlight the barriers that experiences of trauma can present to effective victim participation and the extent to which current trial processes are often liable to exacerbate rather than ameliorate trauma amongst a broad constituency of victims.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | The International Journal of Evidence & Proof | ||||||||
Publisher: | Sage Publications Ltd. | ||||||||
ISSN: | 1365-7127 | ||||||||
Official Date: | 2017 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 21 | ||||||||
Number: | 3 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 183-208 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1177/1365712716655168 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 2 August 2018 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 August 2018 | ||||||||
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