Crown Court clerks and women offenders:Examining and disseminating marginalised perspectives on the criminal justice system through oral history

皇家法院职员和女性罪犯：通过口述历史审视和传播刑事司法系统的边缘化观点

基本信息

批准号：
ES/S011390/1
负责人：
金额：
$ 12.55万
依托单位：
London School of Economics and Political Science
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Fellowship
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2018 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FS011390%2F1
关键词：
Crown Court clerks women offenders

项目摘要

This fellowship offers an exciting opportunity to consolidate and disseminate my PhD research. It alsoallows me to formulate a new research project which will build upon my interests, knowledge andexperience. There are three primary aims of the fellowship. Firstly, it will help to develop my career andskills as an academic researcher. To this end, the fellowship will provide me with the time andresources to produce a publication related to my PhD research; extend my analytic and writing skills;and work alongside, and learn from a mentor with similar research interests.Secondly, throughout the fellowship I will disseminate my research findings to a wide range of academicand non-academic audiences. It is important to highlight that my doctoral project was highly original inthat it identified and helped to fill a notable absence in the academic literature about the role andfunction of a critical legal actor who has been much neglected, namely the Crown Court clerk. Mostmaterial in the field tends to focus on the perspectives of elite participants in the trial such as judges,barristers and solicitors. It is surprising that although the Crown Court clerk plays a pivotal role in trialsof the most serious criminal offences such as murder, rape and burglary, very little has been writtenabout them. My research has also uncovered previously untold accounts about radical reform to theadministration of justice in 1972, and its long-term impact upon the courts system. The shift towards amodern system of Crown Courts in the 1970s represented the most fundamental change to our legalsystem to have occurred in centuries.Within the academy, I will deliver a presentation of my PhD findings at an event hosted by the LegalBiography Project (LBP) at the LSE. I will also share and debate my work as part of a seminar seriesco-convened by the Institute of Historical Research, School of Advanced Study University of London,and the Oral History Society. In addition, I plan to co-produce a workshop on legal life writing with theOxford Centre for Life Writing, Wolfson College, University of Oxford, and feminist legal historian andbiographer, Professor Rosemary Auchmuty, where we will present our different methodological andinterpretive approaches to legal biography.Beyond the research community, I will collaborate with the National Justice Museum (NJM) and enrichtheir legal education and public engagement programmes. I will deliver professional developmenttraining to NJM staff and volunteers on different subjects related to my PhD findings. These include: thepivotal role and function of the Crown Court clerk and key changes to their work over the past 45 years;fundamental reform to the administration of justice in 1972 and its long-term impact upon the courtssystem; and oral history practice. I will extend and enrich the existing NJM Courtroom WorkshopsProgramme by designing activities for pupils that are specific to the Crown Court clerk's keyresponsibilities. More than 25,000 primary and secondary school pupils (7-18 year olds) participate inthese workshops in courts around the country each year. I will also create an educational resource forthe NJM website for teachers to download concerning the Crown Court clerk's important contribution tothe administration of justice system.Thirdly, the fellowship will provide me with the opportunity to pursue my research interests in oral historyand non-elite, marginalized and minority voices in the criminal justice system. I will develop a fundingproposal for a socio-legal research project that focuses on oral history and women offenders. This areaof scholarship builds upon research I have carried out at MA level related to telling difficult andtraumatic life stories in ways that are ethical, empowering and avoid re-traumatisation.

这项奖学金提供了一个令人兴奋的机会来巩固和传播我的博士研究。它还使我能够根据我的兴趣、知识和经验制定一个新的研究项目。该奖学金有三个主要目标。首先，它将有助于发展我作为学术研究员的职业和技能。为此，该奖学金将为我提供时间和资源来出版与我的博士研究相关的出版物；扩展我的分析和写作技能；与具有相似研究兴趣的导师一起工作并向他们学习。其次，在整个奖学金期间，我将向广泛的学术和非学术受众传播我的研究成果。需要强调的是，我的博士项目具有高度原创性，因为它确定并帮助填补了学术文献中关于被严重忽视的关键法律行为者（即皇家法院书记员）的角色和职能的显着缺失。该领域的大多数材料往往关注审判中精英参与者的观点，例如法官、大律师和律师。令人惊讶的是，尽管皇家法院书记官在谋杀、强奸和入室盗窃等最严重的刑事犯罪的审判中发挥着关键作用，但有关这些犯罪的文献却很少。我的研究还揭示了之前不为人知的 1972 年司法改革及其对法院系统的长期影响。 20 世纪 70 年代向现代刑事法院系统的转变代表了我们的法律体系几个世纪以来发生的最根本的变化。在学院内，我将在由 LegalBiography Project (LBP) 主办的一次活动中介绍我的博士研究成果，网址：伦敦政治经济学院。我还将在历史研究所、伦敦大学高等研究院和口述历史学会联合举办的系列研讨会上分享和辩论我的作品。此外，我计划与牛津大学沃尔夫森学院的牛津生活写作中心以及女权主义法律历史学家和传记作家罗斯玛丽·奥赫穆蒂教授共同举办一个关于法律生活写作的研讨会，我们将在会上展示我们对法律的不同方法论和解释方法。除了研究界之外，我还将与国家司法博物馆（NJM）合作，丰富他们的法律教育和公众参与项目。我将为 NJM 工作人员和志愿者提供与我的博士研究成果相关的不同主题的专业发展培训。其中包括：皇家法院书记员的关键作用和职能以及过去 45 年里他们工作的重大变化；1972 年对司法行政的根本性改革及其对法院系统的长期影响；和口述历史实践。我将通过为学生设计针对皇家法院书记官主要职责的活动来扩展和丰富现有的 NJM 法庭研讨会计划。每年有超过 25,000 名中小学生（7-18 岁）参加全国各地法院举办的这些讲习班。我还将为 NJM 网站创建一个教育资源，供教师下载，介绍皇家法院书记员对司法系统的重要贡献。第三，该奖学金将为我提供机会，以追求我对口述历史和非精英、边缘化群体的研究兴趣。以及刑事司法系统中的少数群体的声音。我将为一个关注口述历史和女性罪犯的社会法律研究项目制定一项资助提案。这一领域的奖学金建立在我在硕士阶段进行的研究的基础上，这些研究涉及以道德、赋权和避免再次创伤的方式讲述困难和创伤性的生活故事。