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  • Research into the experience of bereaved families

    Topics:
    • Justice and the law, 
    • Policing and community safety, 
    • Youth Justice, 
    • YJA - victims

    Date published: 31 October 2014

    Research into the experience of families bereaved through murder, manslaughter and culpable road death with the criminal justice process

    As part of its five-year victim and witness strategy the Department of Justice has undertaken research into the experience of families bereaved through murder, manslaughter and culpable road death with the criminal justice process. The research involved 27 interviews (17 relating to murder or manslaughter and 10 relating to road traffic incidents). The interview transcripts were analysed by the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge, who prepared two summary reports. Having considered the research findings the Department, in conjunction with our criminal justice system and voluntary sector partners, has prepared a response paper and action plan. These set out the Department’s position on the issues raised during the research and the actions to be taken to improve the services provided to families bereaved through murder, manslaughter or culpable road death.

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    • Department of Justice - response to bereaved research Adobe PDF (185 KB)
    • Culpable road death summary Adobe PDF (607 KB)
    • Murder and manslaughter summary Adobe PDF (143 KB)

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