Supporting the interviewing and legal representation of crime victims and suspects using digital communication methods. Is it 'remotely possible?

应对COVID-19需要对政府程序（包括刑事司法系统）进行重大、即时的改变。警方必须继续调查，必须约谈受害者、证人和犯罪嫌疑人。然而，社交距离和其他限制性措施意味着警方调查人员无法进行面谈，法律的/第三方专业人员也无法以传统方式与客户沟通。因此，远程通信是目前在英国（和世界其他地方）进行的一种这样的方式，然而，这种做法没有标准化，目前证明其有效性的研究基础非常有限。该研究小组由该领域的专家组成，并将与我们的国家和国际合作伙伴合作，其中包括国家警察局长理事会（NPCC），警务学院，英格兰和威尔士的各种警察部队，公平审判，国家适当成人网络（NAAN），国际刑事法院（ICC）和国际司法和问责制委员会（CIJA）。我们将及时提供急需的循证报告和资源，以便为我们的合作伙伴和利益攸关方带来即时和直接的影响。这些资源将在项目的关键阶段提供，以促进围绕两个主要方面分享良好做法（包括四个工作包）：（一）通过数字手段进行远程访谈以获取详细和准确信息的挑战;（ii）没有法律的及其他第三方代表亲自出席以代表受疑人的影响（特别是弱势群体）。

Reacting to COVID-19 required significant, immediate changes to Government processes including the Criminal Justice System. Police investigations must continue, and victims, witnesses and suspects of crime must be interviewed. However, social distancing and other restrictive measures means that police investigators are unable to conduct interviews, and legal/third party professionals are unable to communicate with clients in a traditional format. Thus, remote communication is one such way currently being conducted across the UK (and elsewhere in the world), however, this practice is not standardised and the current research-base to prove its efficacy is extremely limited. The research team comprises experts in the field and will work in collaboration with our national and international partners who include the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), the College of Policing, various police forces in England and Wales, Fair Trials, the National Appropriate Adults Network (NAAN), the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Commission for International Justice and Accountability (CIJA). We will produce timely and much-needed evidence-based reports and resources to enable immediate and direct impact for our partners and stakeholders. These resources will be available at key stages of the project in order to facilitate shared good practice around two main aspects (comprising four Work Packages): (i) the challenges of conducting interviews remotely via digital means in attempts to gain detailed and accurate information, and; (ii) the impact of not having legal and other third party representatives in physical attendance to represent suspects (particularly vulnerable ones) in the police station.