Type:	Journal Article
Title:	The management of domestic violence cases in the mode of trial hearing: prosecutorial control and marginalising victims
Other Titles:	British Journal of Criminology
Authors:	Cammiss, Steven
Keywords:	Advocacy;Criminal justice responses
Year:	2006
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Citation:	46, 2006
Notes:	This article presents findings of a larger empirical study into the mode of trial decisions in 2 English magistrates’ courts in the management of domestic violence cases. It looks at the treatment of domestic violence victims in the mode of trial hearing and shows how cases of domestic violence (when compared to similar offences or non-domestic violence cases) are more likely to be disproportionately requested by prosecutors to be dealt with in the magistrates’ court instead of the Crown Court. The role of the prosecutor in managing information before the court is discussed. It examines how the mode and manner of trial hearing managed by the prosecution are silencing victims, and concludes how the victim’s narrative could be effectively presented in the trial hearing. The findings show that prosecutors manipulated difficult evidence to ensure that domestic violence cases remained in the magistrates’ court. Examples suggest that some cases remained in the magistrates’ court even if there were evidence of very serious case features based on the management and presentation by the prosecutor. This suggests that prosecutors are managing and controlling the information placed before the court, and controlling the decision-making process.
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/12764
ISSN:	1464-3529
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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