Vulnerable People and the Criminal Justice System by Penny Co... - 9780198801115

Vulnerable People and the Criminal Justice SystemA Guide to Law and Practice\nAuthor(s): Penny Cooper, Heather Norton\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Oxford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780198801115, 978-0198801115\nSynopsis\nOver the last 25 years there has been a growing recognition that the way in which cases involving the vulnerable are investigated, charged and tried needs to change. Successive judgments of the Court of Appeal have re-enforced the message that advocates and judges have a duty to ensure vulnerable witnesses and defendants are treated fairly and allowed to participate effectively in the process. \n\nHow do practitioners recognise who is or may be vulnerable? How should that person be interviewed? What account should police and the CPS take of a defendant's vulnerabilities? How should advocates adjust their questioning of vulnerable witnesses and defendants whilst still complying with their duties to their client? How.