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Cross-examining young alleged complainers in Scottish criminal courts

Andrews, Samantha J.

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Abstract

Presents the results of research into lawyers’ questioning techniques of children in cases of alleged sexual offences. A sample of 36 Scottish court transcripts was drawn, involving 56 children between the ages of five and 17. The analysis indicates that a large proportion of the questions posed were suggestive questions that implied expected responses or introduced undisclosed information, as well as being overly-complex and repetitious.

Acceptance Date Sep 2, 2017
Publication Date Jan 1, 2018
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Criminal Law Review
Print ISSN 0011-135X
Publisher Sweet and Maxwell
Pages 34-57
Keywords criminal law, Scotland