Intermediary in the Criminal Justice System

This book undertakes a sociolegal examination of the intermediary role within the criminal justice system.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Emergence of the Intermediary Role 3. The International Context 4. Locating the Intermediary Within Theories of the Criminal Trial 5. Professional Work - Jurisdictions and Boundary Work 6. The Neutrality Paradox 7. Witness Work, Defendant Work and Participatory Roles 8. Conclusion

About the author

John Taggart is Lecturer at QUB School of Law, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He is a qualified barrister in both Northern Ireland and England and Wales and has practised criminal law in both jurisdictions.

Product details

• Authors: John Taggart, Taggart John
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 25.07.2025
• EAN: 9781032609348
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3260934-8
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, LAW / Criminal Procedure, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Politics & government, Politics and government, Legal aspects of criminology, Social Law, Crime and criminology, Crime & criminology, Criminal justice law, Criminology: legal aspects, Law and society, sociology of law, Social law and Medical law, Wales / Cymru