Evaluation of Defendant-centred Courtroom pilot [pdf, 1.3 MB]
EVALUATION OF THE DEFENDANT CENTRED COURTROOM PILOT PREPARED BY: MICHELE LENNAN and Dr SUE CARSWELL FOR THE: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE MARCH 2014 Evaluation of the Defendant-Centred Courtroom 2 March 2014 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Defendant Centred Courtroom (DCC) pilot trials a reconfigured District Court courtroom where defendants who are not in custody sit or stand beside their counsel