The Use of Victim Video Statements in Family Violence Cases Increases the Rate of Early Guilty Pleas

A natural experiment is used to determine the effect of victim video statements (VVS) on the rate of early guilty pleas in cases of domestic violence. Participants were part of a trial conducted in 2017-2018 by New Zealand Police, in Counties Manukau District, South Auckland. Cases that met the elig...

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Authors: Walton, Darren (Author) ; Brooks, Robert 1790-1882 (Author) ; Li, Judy (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Journal of interpersonal violence
Year: 2021, Volume: 36, Issue: 13/14, Pages: 6098-6116
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
statement retraction
evidence-in-chief
victim statement
Family Violence
video statement

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