Court resources and reports

Report into victim experiences in the magistrates' court, Victim Experience Project (2019)

The Magistrates Association (MA) were given a grant of £8,000 from the Somerset Community Justice Partnership, in order to create a set of training resources that support magistrates in engaging with victims of crime and to encourage a more positive and supportive environment within the magistrates’ court. 

Exploring the use of Cognitive interviewing and other special measures in questioning vulnerable witnesses in preparation for court - Dissertation Summary

Dissertation Summary by Dr Jo Anna Reed Johnson MBPsS, (IfJ Member), MSc. Applied Psychology, Robert Gordon University, 2019

This research sought to understand the extent to which the use of the Cognitive Interview and other Special Measures are being used, when they are being used, and if their use supports Vulnerable Witnesses to be more credible in their witness statements in preparation for court and in a court of law.