Inside Crown Court: Personal experiences and questions of legitimacy
Jessica Jacobson et al.
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2015
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9781447309901
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9781447317050
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Jessica Jacobson,
Gillian Hunter,
Amy Kirby
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Abstract
This chapter provides a broad context to the empirical research findings that are presented in the chapters that follow. The first part of the chapter sets out the essential structure of the courts system of England and Wales, and the place of the Crown Court within it. The routes by which a criminal case can come to the Crown Court, and some key facts and figures relating to court business, are also outlined here. Secondly, the authors describe the core components of a Crown Court trial and Crown Court sentencing hearing, and the key players (professionals, practitioners and lay participants) in the courtroom. The third and final part of the chapter addresses the theme of ‘access to justice’, noting that a significant feature of recent criminal justice policy has been the development of support within the courtroom for vulnerable and intimidated witnesses and victims and – to a lesser extent – for vulnerable defendants.
Keywords: courts system, trial, sentencing hearing, professionals, lay participants, access to justice, vulnerable and intimidated witnesses, vulnerable defendants
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