Cross-examining children in sexual abuse trials: How Australian criminal justice practitioners perceive judicial intervention
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology
Published online on March 28, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Criminology, Ahead of Print.
The quality of cross-examination in child sexual abuse trials is critical to elicit accurate evidence. In a mixed model study, we examined perceptions of Australian practitioners (i.e., judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers, police officers, and witness ...
The quality of cross-examination in child sexual abuse trials is critical to elicit accurate evidence. In a mixed model study, we examined perceptions of Australian practitioners (i.e., judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers, police officers, and witness ...