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"Although the Government announced in 1988 that child abuse should receive priority in the criminal justice system, this is the first attempt to monitor the effectiveness of the ""speedy progress"" policy. This book provides a step-by-step guide to the handling of child abuse cases as they progress through the hands of the police, Crown Prosectution Service and the courts, and examines how the criminal justice system takes account of the child's interests. It concludes with recommendations for improved case management and a fresh approach to the status of children as witnesses. The authors draw widely on previously published internal government policy documents."

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Author:   Joyce Plotnikoff ,  Richard Woolfson
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Blackstone Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9781854314048

ISBN 10:   1854314041
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   01 November 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Introduction: background; the scope of the study; structure of the book. Part 1 The Government's policy of speedy progress for child abuse prosecutions: the commitment; the definition of ""child abuse"" and cases to which the speedy progress policy applies; the lack of statistics; the need to evaluate the speedy progress policy for child abuse prosecutions. Part 2 Methodology: selection criteria for project cases; identification of project cases by the CPS; quality of data; data collection; interviews. Part 3 Profile of children and study cases: case distribution; children; medical examinations; defendants; offences; outcome of cases; sentences. Part 4 The length of time taken to dispose of study cases; time to disposition at Magistrates' Court; comparisons of Crown Court cases - defendant's plea and custody status; recommendations of the Working Group on pre-trial issues. Part 5 The response of the criminal justice system - the police: reporting the offence; recording the crime; the investigation of offences against children; the police decision to charge or summons an offender; the designation of files as child abuse when referred by the police to the Crown Prosecution Service; informing the Crown Prosecution Service about the child's ability to give evidence; the preparation of witness orders and police procedures for ""warning"" child witnesses. Part 6 The response of the criminal justice system - the Crown Prosecution Service. Part 7 Taking account of the child's interests in the prosecution process. Part 8 The response of the criminal justice system - the courts. Part 9 The management of child abuse prosecutions. (Part contents)"

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