Index. List of contributors -- Foreword -- Introduction : Challenges and future avenues to adequately protect the vulnerable accused / Lore Mergaerts, Roxanna Dehaghani, and Samantha Fairclough -- Part 1 : The implementation of the European framework -- 1. Access to justice for persons with disabilities as suspects of crime : the transformative power of human rights laws / Donna McNamara -- 2. The impact of the Procedural Rights Directives on juvenile suspects and defendants / Jantien Leenknecht -- 3. Assessing vulnerability prior to and during police questioning : responsibilities and training in Belgium and the Netherlands / Lore Mergaerts -- 4. The identification of psychological vulnerabilities and suspect interviews : an expert witness perspective / Kasia Uzieblo and Miet Vanderhallen -- Part 2 : Responses to suspect vulnerability -- 5. Vulnerable suspects, access to a lawyer and the right to a fair trial in Ireland / Alan Cusack, Shane Kilcommins, Gautam Gulati and Colum Dunne -- 6. Children's rights and police questioning : the right to a lawyer / Louise Forde and Ursula Kilkelly -- 7. Behind closed doors : protections for child suspects in police custody / Miranda Bevan -- 8. The right to an interpreter : taking stock, looking forward / Heidi Salaets, Katalin Balogh and Stefan Aelbrecht -- Part 3 : Responses to vulnerability in the courts -- 9. Speech, language and communication needs and the role of the speech and language therapist / Kim Turner and Claire Westwood -- 10. Vulnerable defendants, special measures and miscarriages of justice in England and Wales / Samantha Fairclough and Holly Greenwood -- 11. The role of the intermediary in ensuring the effective participation of vulnerable defendants / Joanne Morrison and John Taggart -- 12. The vulnerable accused and the limits of legal aid / Roxanna Dehaghani, Rebecca K Helm and Daniel Newman -- Conclusion : Challenges and future avenues to adequately protect the vulnerable accused / Lore Mergaerts, Roxanna Dehaghani, and Samantha Fairclough -- Index.
Summary:
"This book is concerned with the vulnerability of suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings and the extent to which the vulnerable accused can effectively participate in the criminal process. Commencing with an exploration of how vulnerability is defined and identified, the collection examines and analyses how vulnerability manifests and is addressed at the police station and in court, addressing both child and adult accused persons. Leading and emerging scholars, along with practitioners with experience working in the field, explore and unpack the human rights and procedural implications of suspect and defendant vulnerability and examine how their needs are supported or disregarded. Drawing upon different disciplinary approaches and a range - doctrinal, theoretical, and empirical - of analyses, this book offers unique insights into the vulnerability and treatment of the criminal accused. In bringing together a diverse range of perspectives, the book offers key insights into the recognition of and responses to vulnerability among suspect and defendant populations in criminal justice systems across European jurisdictions. The book will be a valuable resource for academics, practitioners, and policymakers interested in how vulnerable suspects and defendants are protected throughout the criminal process, and those working in the areas of Law, Criminology, Sociology, Human Rights, and Psychology"-- Provided by publisher.
Series:
Routledge contemporary issues in criminal justice and procedure
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