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dc.contributor.authorDeck, Sarah L
dc.contributor.authorPowell, Martine B
dc.contributor.authorGoodman-Delahunty, Jane
dc.contributor.authorWestera, Nina
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-14T23:54:00Z
dc.date.available2021-12-14T23:54:00Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.issn1365-7127
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/13657127211060556
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/410758
dc.description.abstractCases of historic child assault typically rely on the complainant's narrative due to lack of corroborating evidence. Although it is important that complainants give their best evidence, concern has been expressed that evidence-sharing procedures are suboptimal. This study explored criminal justice professionals’ perspectives on the utility of introducing reforms to the evidence-sharing process. We interviewed judges, prosecutors, defence counsel and witness assistance officers (N = 43) on the utility of regulating the questioning of complainants and of using video-recorded interviews as evidence-in-chief. Many professionals perceived that adult complainants of child assault were vulnerable and supported reforms to evidence-sharing. Primary objections to these reforms were the belief that all adult complainants should share evidence in the same way and the poor quality of investigative interviews. This study illuminates potential barriers to the implementation of reforms which would change how adult complainants of child assault give evidence.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageen
dc.publisherSAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom20
dc.relation.ispartofpageto33
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalThe International Journal of Evidence & Proof
dc.relation.ispartofvolume26
dc.subject.fieldofresearchApplied and developmental psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchForensic psychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchOther law and legal studies
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode5201
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode520103
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4899
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4402
dc.titleAre all complainants of sexual assault vulnerable? Views of Australian criminal justice professionals on the evidence-sharing process
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationDeck, SL; Powell, MB; Goodman-Delahunty, J; Westera, N, Are all complainants of sexual assault vulnerable? Views of Australian criminal justice professionals on the evidence-sharing process, The International Journal of Evidence & Proof, 2022, 26 (1), pp. 20-33
dc.date.updated2021-12-10T07:31:14Z
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.rights.copyrightDeck, SL; Powell, MB; Goodman-Delahunty, J; Westera, N, Are all complainants of sexual assault vulnerable? Views of Australian criminal justice professionals on the evidence-sharing process, The International Journal of Evidence & Proof, 2022, 26 (1), pp. 20-33. Copyright 2021 The Authors. Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
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gro.griffith.authorPowell, Martine B.


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