In this report Jacqueline Joudo and Marissa Veld provide an overview of the characteristics of the 67 deaths in police or prison custody in Australia in 2004, including Indigenous status. They also present an analysis of prison deaths since 1980 and police custody deaths since 1990. For the first time details are also given of...

A mock sexual assault jury trial research project investigated whether the impact of adult sexual assault complainant testimony on juror perceptions and decisions differed if presented via CCTV, pre-recorded videotape or face-to-face in the courtroom. Natalie Taylor and Jacqueline Joudo also investigated the impact of emotional versus neutral testimony. Eighteen mock trials were held in...