Lexicon young witness study report:

The report of a major study on young witnesses by Lexicon for the Nuffield Foundation and the NSPCC is now available here. The report by Joyce Plotnikoff and Richard Woolfson is entitled Measuring up? Evaluating implementation of Government commitments to young witnesses in criminal proceedings. The researchers interviewed 182 young witnesses called to give evidence in criminal trials in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Their responses reveal a wide gap between policy commitments about the treatment of young witnesses and the actual experiences of those interviewed.

For more on the response to Measuring up?, including Nuffield Foundation seminars, click here.

     Other recent reports from Lexicon

The 'Go-Between': evaluation of intermediary pathfinder projects published  12 June 2007. To view Research Summary (link to Ministry of Justice site), click here. To download full report, click here .

Evaluation of young witness support: examining the impact on witnesses and the criminal justice system published  12 June 2007. To view Research Summary (link to Ministry of Justice site), click here. To download full report, click here .