Lawyers’ strategies for cross-examining rape complainants: have we moved beyond the 1950s?

Despite widespread reforms to legislation and policy, rape complainants still find cross-examination distressing, demeaning and humiliating. We conducted a systematic and holistic examination of cross-examination strategies to discern: (1) the range of tactics that defence lawyers use to challenge r...

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Main Author: Zydervelt, Sarah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2017, Volume: 57, Issue: 3, Pages: 551-569
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