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23 Soc. & Legal Stud. 3 (2014)

handle is hein.journals/solestu23 and id is 1 raw text is: Article Social & Legal Studies 2014, Vol. 23(I) 3-29 'Special' Delivery? c The Author(s) 2013 Reprints and permission: sagepub.co.uljournalsPermissions .na Exploring the Im pact DOI: 10.117710964663913496676 sls sagepub corn of Screens, Live-Links *sGE and Video-Recorded Evidence on Mock Juror Deliberation in Rape Trials Louise Ellison University of Leeds, UK Vanessa E Munro University of Nottingham, UK Abstract This article discusses the findings of a study in which 160 volunteer members of the public observed one of four mini rape trial reconstructions and were asked to deliberate as a group towards a verdict. In a context in which research into the substantive content of the deliberations of real jurors is prohibited by the Contempt of Court Act 1981, these dis- cussions were analysed to assess whether, and in what ways, perceptions of adult rape testimony are influenced by different modes of presentation. While lawyers and other observers have speculated about the possible undue effects of alternative trial arrange- ments on juror perceptions and the evaluation of evidence in rape trials, the issue has received scant empirical attention. In an effort to bridge this knowledge gap, this study investigated the influence upon mock jurors of three special measures currently made available in England and Wales to adult sexual offence complainants by the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, namely (I) live-links; (2) video-recorded evidence-in-chief followed by live-link cross-examination and (3) protective screens. Following a careful and contextual exploration of the content of the mock juries' deliberations, the researchers Corresponding author: Vanessa E Munro, School of Law, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. Email: vanessa.munro@nottingham.ac.uk

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