Alleged perpetrators of abuse as litigants in person in private family law: The cross-examination of vulnerable or intimidated witnesses

Natalie Corbett; Amy Summerfield

Alleged perpetrators of abuse as litigants in person in private family law: The cross-examination of vulnerable or intimidated witnesses

Department of Social & Policy Sciences

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Abstract

This research study explores how the family judiciary manage cases with the cross-examination of vulnerable or intimidated witnesses by alleged perpetrators of abuse, and establishes what, if any, further provisions could be considered to support them in doing so.

The report presents the findings from an in-depth qualitative study based on 21 interviews with family judges and a workshop with representatives from external organisations.

Original language	English
Publisher	Ministry of Justice
Commissioning body	Ministry of Justice
Number of pages	62
Publication status	Published - 23 Feb 2017

Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank the Judicial Office for approving this research and members of the judiciary who took part in interviews. We also wish to thank the representatives from all the external organisations who took part in our workshop and contributed their valuable ideas. Members of the Justice Statistics Analytical Services team also provided useful technological assistance throughout the latter stages of this research, for which we are grateful.

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Alleged perpetrators of abuse as litigants in person in private family law: The cross-examination of vulnerable or intimidated witnesses

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