Reviews

Louise Ellison has provided a much needed and ground-breaking overview of the treatment of vulnerable witnesses in the adversarial process ... her work offers a lucid and concise analysis of all relevant issues ... The introductory chapter provides a very solid, up-to-date background on the emergence of the victim on the international criminal justice agenda ... a fruitful analysis ... a well-crafted scholarly contribution to the ongoing public debate in the field, and should be of interest to practitioners, academics and students alike. British Journal of Criminology ... Ellison has made a valuable contribution to an increasingly topical field of criminal justice policy-making and criminal procedure law. The International Journal of Evidence & Proof Ellison brings together an impressive body of research findings ... The Adversarial Process and the Vulnerable Witness is a valuable book which takes the debate about the treatment of vulnerable and intimidated witnesses in traditional English criminal proceedings several steps forward ... the book clearly points criminal justice scholars in the right direction when seeking alternative approaches to the difficulties faced by vulnerable and intimidated witnesses. Modern Law Review, January 2003