Courts, court users and the judicial process

ICPR has long-standing experience of conducting empirical courts-based research. Prior studies have examined sentence decision-making and public attitudes to sentencing; the quality of criminal advocacy; and what it is like to attend the criminal courts as a defendant, witness or victim. Current work includes research into what it means to 'participate' in criminal, family and tribunal proceedings; the values shaping deliberation in the Court of Protection; and the preparation of witness statements for the Employment Tribunal.

Camillia Kong, Rebecca Stickler, Penny Cooper, Matthew Watkins and Michael Dunn (2022) "The ‘human element’ in the social space of the courtroom: framing and shaping the deliberative process in mental capacity law" in Legal Studies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Hunter, Gillian., Bhardwa, Bina., Dinisman, Tamar., Moroz, Ania., Anastassiou, Andrea., and Lynall, Anna. (2022) Language barriers in the criminal justice system (Summary). London, ICPR

Hunter, Gillian., Bhardwa, Bina., Dinisman, Tamar., Moroz, Ania., Anastassiou, Andrea., and Lynall, Anna. (2022) Language barriers in the criminal justice system (Full report). London, ICPR

Coggon, J. and Kong, C. (2021) From Best Interests To Better Interests? Values, Unwisdom And Objectivity In Mental Capacity Law. Cambridge University Press.

Hunter, Gill and Jacobson, Jessica (2021) Exploring procedural justice and problem-solving practice in the Youth Court. Discussion Paper. HM Inspectorate of Probation, Canterbury, UK.

Cooper, P. and Mattison, M. (2021) Witness statements for the employment tribunal in England and Wales: What are the issues? London, ICPR

Courts, court users and the judicial process

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