Citation

Fielding NG. Br. J. Sociol. 2013; 64(2): 287-307.

Affiliation

Department of Sociology, University of Surrey.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, London School of Economics and Political Science, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/1468-4446.12018

PMID

23713560

Abstract

The article considers the effect of criminal trial procedures on the experience at court of victims, witnesses and defendants. Trials for offences involving physical violence were observed, and interviews conducted with those involved. The article highlights communication problems lay people encountered relating to courtroom conventions, discusses alternative procedures granting more room for narrative testimony, and draws parallels between such an approach and principles of research methods directed to securing valid, reliable data.

Language: en