 |  | | | Rape Trial Changes | 20 Sep 2006 | | |
As part of the government’s drive to increase the level of convictions in rape cases from 5.6 per cent, the Office for Criminal Justice Reform released a consultation paper in March 2006 proposing changes to the court process. The paper included the issue of a complainent's capacity to give consent when a case involves drink and drugs, the possible inclusion of expert evidence to be given before a jury on the psychological impact of rape and the admission of possible video-recorded evidence at trials for adult victims of rape.
In response, The Criminal Bar Association have released a report debating some of the proposals, raising concerns that video evidence sets emotional pre-requisites for complainants and that the use of expert psychological evidence both assumes prejudice on part of the jury and over-complicates an already complex trial.
Jenni is joined by Professor Jennifer Temkin from the University of Sussex and Sally O'Neill, QC to discuss the issues.
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