How well understood are entitlements under the Victims’ Code, including special measures and access to support services? How effective are these and how could we improve their effectiveness?

Background

We want to modernise the procedures and infrastructure of our courts and tribunals, leading an effective, efficient and coordinated justice system across all the civil, criminal and family justice jurisdictions.

Next steps

We can be contacted at the following email address: evidence_partnerships@justice.gov.uk.

Source

This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

Areas of research interest

Related UKRI funded projects

  • Victims of crime, criminal justice and social exclusion

    I will use my institutional and AHRC leave to complete a book project, 'Victims of Crime, Social Exclusion and Criminal Justice'. This book will be a socio-legal analysis of the rights of victims of crime in the UK crimi...

    Funded by: AHRC

    Lead research organisation: University of Manchester

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project partially answers the question as it analyzes the rights of victims of crime in the UK criminal justice system, but it does not specifically address entitlements under the Victims' Code, special measures, and access to support services.

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