1st Edition

The Intermediary in the Criminal Justice System

By John Taggart Copyright 2026
272 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book undertakes a sociolegal examination of the intermediary role within the criminal justice system. The intermediary special measure is one of the most innovative and controversial developments in the history of English criminal procedure. But what does the role actually involve? That is the central question explored in this book. Despite increased academic attention into this new... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Emergence of the intermediary role 3. The international context 4. Locating the intermediary within theories of the criminal trial 5. Professional work - jurisdictions and boundary work 6. The neutrality paradox 7. Witness work, defendant work and participatory roles 8. Conclusion

Biography

John Taggart is Lecturer at QUB School of Law, Belfast, Northern Ireland, U.K. He is a qualified barrister in both Northern Ireland and England and Wales and has practised criminal law in both jurisdictions.