Witness Statements Research Articles

Cathal Brugha by Fergus O'Farrell

Reviewed by: Cathal Brugha by Fergus O'Farrell Jason Knirck Cathal Brugha, by Fergus O'Farrell (Dublin: University College Dublin Press, 2018, 111 p., paperback, $24) Cathal Brugha is an often-caricaturized figure in the Irish revolution. When discussed at all, he is depicted as a die-hard republican possessing neither the political skill of Éamon de Valera nor the field experience of Liam Lynch or Tom Barry. Ernest Blythe, ever charming, recorded in his witness statement that every other person in the revolutionary cabinet had at least twice the brains that Brugha possessed. In works on the revolution, Brugha rarely plays a central role, [End Page 151] instead being depicted as losing power and influence over the army and within the cabinet to the more ebullient and active Michael Collins. Even de Valera, Brugha's purported ally, later said that he stayed away from the Treaty negotiations in London in order to "bring Cathal along" toward any potential settlement, implying that Brugha needed careful management and external political wisdom. Brugha himself did his historical reputation few favors. As Fergus O'Farrell writes in his new biography of Brugha, "his secretive nature and covert lifestyle have meant that historians also know almost nothing about him. He kept no diary and destroyed virtually all correspondence." He also gained notoriety for fairly vicious personal attacks on colleagues. At the fateful cabinet meeting on December 3, 1921, when the penultimate draft of the proposed Treaty was discussed, Brugha said that the British government "selected its men" in negotiating primarily with Arthur Griffith and Collins, thereby implying that those two were either weak or pro-British or both. As the Dáil debates on the Treaty wound down, Brugha made a venomous speech attacking Collins. Decrying the commonly voiced notion that Collins was "the man who won the war," Brugha emphasized that Collins was only a middling and barely competent officer on the general headquarters staff and had not been an active gunman. His reputation, according to Brugha, stemmed from his relentless seeking of publicity and fame, not his actual record. Brugha also harmed his own reputation, particularly in later accounts of the revolution by participants, by his "pet project" to assassinate the British Cabinet, a position that seems to have led Collins, Richard Mulcahy, and Blythe to conclude that Brugha was not possessed of astute military or political judgment. The result, as O'Farrell writes, is that Brugha, when he is mentioned at all in revolutionary histories, is depicted as "honest, ignorant, stubborn, brave, devout, fastidious, and cantankerous." His commitment to physical force republicanism is also emphasized, alongside a disinterest in or even contempt for politics and politicians. O'Farrell wants to alter this perspective, arguing instead that Brugha believed in the efficacy of politics and that "he fused politics and war together in pursuit of freedom." This argument is difficult to prove given the paucity of reflective materials left by Brugha and because he was, as O'Farrell admits, "no political theorist" and he "left no record of his thoughts on political systems." Other than what appeared to be his unswerving commitment to it, we have little idea with what meaning Brugha invested the word republic, or what kind of post-independence Irish state he envisioned outside of its basic political form. Nevertheless, O'Farrell admirably adds depth to the general portrayal of Brugha through skillful reading of the available sources. Several major themes emerge from this book, many of which attempt to paint Brugha as less of an extremist and more representative of the mainstream of Sinn [End Page 152] Féin and the Irish Republican Army. Like many members of the movement, Brugha underwent a radicalization in the decade before the First World War, as demonstrated by his decisions to Gaelicize his name, join the Irish Republican Brotherhood, and swear off "English" games. He demonstrated his organizational ability, dedication, and courage by playing a key role in the Howth gunrunning of 1914 and then cemented his reputation within advanced nationalist circles by the part he played in the Easter Rising. An officer in the (relatively) successful South Dublin Union garrison, Brugha received upwards of twenty-five wounds and had to...

Przestępczość zorganizowana w Polsce po 1989 r. – Pruszków i Wołomin

The collapse of the Eastern Bloc in 1989 has led to meaningful social, political and economic transformations. The destabilization of polish country, during changes in political system, started the development of the organized crime, abusing the authority and investigative authorities’ weakness. The 90’s are the greatest time of two, coming from Warsaw, groups, which managed to subordinate the whole criminal country – Pruszkow and Wolomin. The “mafia decade” of Pruszkow and Wolomin is the time of: earning enormous fortune, spectacular events and extremely bloody war, carrying a huge number of victims. 90’s is also the time of using experience in creating effective system of fighting against organized crime. Introducing in 1997 the term of crown witness – “apologetic criminal” became the decisive moment. Spectacular end of Pruszkow was the effect of the statement of crown witness – gangsters aggravating their cooperatives. It is all mostly about Jaroslaw Sokolowski, nickname “Masa”. His statement appeared crucial during investigations at the most important members of Pruszkow’s group. Sokolowski`s “flawlessness” as a crown witness, is not clear, in spite 20 years lasted from mentioned incident. The case of Pruszkow and Wolomin presents the danger for country`s safety, what comes from the side of organized crime, during political transformation.

Understanding the Memory Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Investigative Interview Context: Focusing on Literature Review (I)

범죄 사건 목격자의 진술 신뢰성은 사법적 판결에 매우 중요한 역할을 한다. 그 가운데 목격자가 자폐 스펙트럼 장애가 있는 경우 이들의 진술이 법적 증거력을 갖출 수 있는가에 대해 논란이 제기될 수 있다. 자폐 스펙트럼 장애의 기억 특성에 관해서는 지난 50여 년간 수많은 연구가 이루어졌지만 이들이 자신의 기억을 토대로 형사 체계 내에서 목격자로서 정확한 진술을 제 공할 수 있는지에 관해서는 알려진 바가 극히 적다. 따라서 본 연구는 자폐 스펙트럼 장애가 범죄 사건의 피해자, 목격자로서 꽤 많은 수를 차지하고 있는 현실을 고려해 이들의 기억 특성을 살펴보고 그러한 특성이 목격자로서의 진술 신뢰성에 어떤 영향을 미칠 수 있는가를 고찰해 보고자 하였다. 관련된 지식은 자폐 스펙트럼 장애에 관한 담당 수사관의 이해를 높이고 향후 국내 수사 면담 및 관련 정책 등에 관여된 전문가들에게 사건 해결과 피해자 보호를 위한 방안 마련에 필요한 기초 문헌 자료가 될 수 있을 것이다.The credibility of a witness s statement plays a very important role in judicial decisions. Among them, there may be controversy as to whether witnesses can gain legal evidence if their autism spectrum disorder is present. Although there have been a number of studies on the memory characteristics of autism spectrum disorder over the last 50 years, little is known about whether they can provide accurate statements as eyewitnesses in the criminal system based on their retrospective memories. Therefore, this study investigates the memory characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in view of the fact that autism spectrum disorder accounts for a considerable number of victims or witnesses of crime, and examines how such characteristics can affect the reliability of witness statements. The related knowledge was aimed to increase understanding of investigators about memory characteristics of autistic people and to provide the necessary documents to experts involved in domestic investigation and related policy in order to solve the case and to prepare the measures for victim protection.

Penghargaan Hak Berpendapat Anak di Pengadilan: Studi Kasus di Pengadilan Negeri Semarang

The right of children to be heard are guaranteed by the Child Protection Act in Indonesia. This is very principle as the main factor for judges to make decisions regarding disputes over child custody. The purpose of this study is to examine the implementation of laws in Indonesia that regulate children's rights to be heard in court. Data was taken by conducting documentary research and field research by collecting several decisions from the District Court of Semarang and interviewing the judges who handled this matter. This research shows that children are rarely asked for their opinions in the courtroom; Their opinions are only considered information, not as witness statements. As a result, their opinions and expectations have no effect on court decisions. The study also shows that the law in Indonesia has regulated the obligation of judges to listen to the opinions of children in court, but judges never consider it.

The Knutsford Hotel

The events following the Easter Rising in 1916, the executions in Dublin and incarceration of the volunteers in Frongoch have been examined and published on multiple occasions. What remains missing are studies of the experience of prisoners in British gaols as they waited for the British Government to decide what to do with them. The most important studies of their prison experience have been completed by William Murphy and Seán McConville. Knutsford was a military prison and unlike the more relaxed regimes of civilian prisons where photographs of notable prisoners including Michael Collins were taken no such records for Knutsford exist. The words and memories of the remaining volunteers remain largely unpublished other than in one or two fleeting sentences. Although the cohort sent to Knutsford did not contain any of the leaders of the Easter Rising significant figures were incarcerated there, including William X. O’Brien, Richard Mulcahy, Oscar Traynor and W.J Brennan-Whitmore. The Witness Statements, letters and poems of those who endured their imprisonment at Knutsford reveal an intimate story of abuse, stress and support of the Irish in Britain, in what, with gallows humour, they called the Knutsford Hotel.

Disability, the ‘good family’ and discrimination in the dismissal of a Presbyterian seminary professor

Religious institutions in the USA, under the First Amendment, exhibit great strength in employment termination, given freedom by the Supreme Court to conduct their labour and employment practices with limited scrutiny. This article examines ways in which a Presbyterian seminary board report, justifying its decision not to renew a professor's contract, demonstrates discrimination in its use of the 'good family' ideal prominent within conservative Christianity. Focusing on intertextuality and representation of the professor's wife, a disabled woman, analysis presents evidence of an overall strategy of exclusion. The report consistently demonstrates support for negative witness statements about the professor and his wife while undermining the professor's accounts. The report's characterization of the professor's wife subsumes her identity under her husband's and assumes moral reasons for her disability and chronic illness, consistent with a nouthetic counselling ethos. Findings support the discriminatory potential of the 'good family' ideal, underscoring employees' unique vulnerability within religious higher education institutions.

KEBIJAKAN PERLUASAN ALAT BUKTI HUKUM ACARA PIDANADALAM UPAYA MEWUJUDKAN KEPASTIAN HUKUM BERKEADILAN

<em>One of the renewal of legal instruments in criminal procedural law is the expansion of evidence ie electronic information and / or electronic document and / or its printed outcome. Arrangement of evidence in criminal procedural law in Indonesia pursuant to Article 184 KUHAP, Article 5 paragraph (1) and (2) and Article 44 letter of Information and Electronic Transaction Act, covering witness statements, expert information, letters, instructions, defendants, electronic information and / or electronic documents and / or prints. The decision of the Constitutional Court Number 20 / PUU-XIV / 2016 that for electronic information and / or electronic document as evidence is done in the framework of law enforcement at the request of the police, prosecutor and / or other law enforcement institutions determined by law. Electronic information and / or electronic documents as evidence must be obtained in accordance with the provisions of Article 31 paragraph (3) of the Information and Electronic Transactions Act, this relates to the value of legal certainty and the value of justice for the litigant</em>

Casuistic analysis of the passenger’s throw-off distance at car collision

Reconstruction of traffic accidents, with all the important facts for their understanding and appreciation, can be done only after investigating, understanding, interpreting and correlating the information obtained from the on-site footprints, witness statements, and more recently from the data stored in vehicle registration systems. By investigating a road accident it is intended to obtain and clarify as much information as possible about the accident. The final purpose of the expertise is a comprehensive set of accident information. An important aspect of accidents involving pedestrians is the speed reconstruction with which the pedestrian has been hit. In the presented paper the analysis of a large casuistry, personally collected by the author from locally traffic events, is made. As a result a regression curve is determined on the pedestrian throw distance. This law is compared with those determined by various authors.

The Intertextuality of Narratives in Homicide Progress Reports: The Management of Witness Statements and “Reportilying” in a “Failed” Homicide Investigation

The Intertextuality of Narratives in Homicide Progress Reports: The Management of Witness Statements and “Reportilying” in a “Failed” Homicide Investigation

Hearings,Witnesses and Tribunal-Appointed Experts

Article 22: Hearings and witnesses 22.1 The arbitral tribunal shall give the parties reasonable notice of the date, time and place of any oral hearing. 22.2 At least 15 days before the hearing, each party shall give the arbitral tribunal and the other parties the name and address of any witness it intends to present, the subject of the witness’s testimony and the language in which such witness will give his or her testimony. 22.3 The arbitral tribunal shall determine the manner in which witnesses are examined and who shall be present during witness examination. 22.4 Unless otherwise agreed by the parties or directed by the arbitral tribunal, evidence of witnesses may be presented in the form of written statements signed by them. 22.5 In accordance with a schedule set by the arbitral tribunal, each party shall notify the arbitral tribunal and the other parties of the names of any witnesses who have presented a written witness statement whom it wishes to examine. 22.6 The arbitral tribunal may require any witness to appear at a hearing. If a witness whose appearance has been requested fails to appear without valid excuse as determined by the arbitral tribunal, the arbitral tribunal may disregard any written statement of that witness. 22.7 The arbitral tribunal may direct that witnesses be examined in person or by telephone or video conference. 22.8The arbitral tribunal may direct the order of proof, exclude irrelevant testimony or other evidence, and direct the parties to focus their presentations on issues whose resolution could dispose of all or part of the case. 22.9 Hearings shall not be held in public unless the parties agree otherwise or the governing law provides to the contrary. 22.10 If a party, duly notified in accordance with Article 22.1, fails to appear at a hearing without showing sufficient cause for such failure to the satisfaction of the arbitral tribunal, the arbitral tribunal may proceed with the hearing in the absence of such party. Article 25: Tribunal-appointed experts 25.1 The arbitral tribunal, after consultation with the parties, may appoint one or more independent experts to report to the arbitral tribunal, in writing, on issues designated by the arbitral tribunal and to be communicated to the parties. 25.2 The parties shall provide such expert with any relevant information or produce for inspection any relevant documents or goods that the expert may require. Any dispute between a party and the expert as to the relevance of the requested information or goods shall be referred to the arbitral tribunal for determination. 25.3 Upon receipt of an expert’s report, the arbitral tribunal shall send a copy of the report to all parties and shall give the parties an opportunity to express, in writing, their opinion of the report. A party may examine any document on which the expert has relied in such report. 25.4 At the request of any party, the arbitral tribunal shall give the parties an opportunity to question the expert at a hearing, at which the parties may present expert witnesses to testify on the points at issue, subject to the provisions of Article 22.

Kajian Tentang Penggunaan Alat Bukti Petunjuk Oleh Jaksa Penuntut Umum Dalam Perkara Pencabulan Anak

An indication is used to increase the judge's confidence that the accused is guilty or not. Instructions obtained from witness statements, letters and from the defendant's statement were put together, then put together and will make a clue that can strengthen the judge's conviction that the defendant is guilty or not. Not only that, evidence such as sperm found around the victim's vagina, damage to the blood membrane (hymen) and the victim's panties are also tools to strengthen evidence to prove that the victim has raped herself. It is unlikely that reports of rape will occur after a few days after the incident, because it is feared that the necessary evidence will be weak or no longer visible, making it difficult for the judge to believe that rape has occurred. This writing uses normative juridical legal research methods (normative research) with descriptive analytical research specifications that use secondary data. The procedure of data collection is in the form of documentation of notes or quotations, search of legal literature, books and others related to the identification of problems both offline and online, which are then analyzed through the content analysis method (content analysis method) with a focus on issues about how the legal basis the use of evidence from the Public Prosecutor as a means of proving the case of molestation of children, how is the process of using evidence from the Public Prosecutor as a means of proof of sexual abuse cases against children.

'If This Were to Be Lost': Relating Environmental Justice and an Ethic of Care in Everyday Shared Spaces

Law plays a vital role in the life and loss of open, green spaces used, shared, and enjoyed on an everyday basis by local people. In this article, we adopt an analytical framework based on environmental justice to critique the registration process for this type of land as a town or village green. We focus on the considerable challenges facing people seeking to protect areas in this way, using as an example a public inquiry into the registration as a green of ancient woodland on the outskirts of Sheffield, England. Analysing written and oral witness statements, we express concerns about imbalance in access to legal and other resources as between prospective developers and residents and wildlife groups opposing development. Inspired by feminist theorists and critical geographers, we consider the influence of an ethic of care on conceptions of justice. This methodological and theoretical approach helps us to understand how such local spaces occupy a central place in many people’s everyday lives and how the consequences of the loss of these areas might be better recognised and accounted for in legal processes, with greater sensitivity and a stronger sense of dignity and fairness than is currently the case.

Prior knowledge influences interpretations of eyewitness confidence statements: ‘The witness picked the suspect, they must be 100% sure%

ABSTRACTWhen an eyewitness identifies a suspect from a lineup, it is important to know how certain they are about the decision. Even though eyewitnesses are likely to express certainty with words, past research shows that verbal confidence statements (e.g. ‘I’m pretty sure’) are prone to systematic misinterpretation. Until now, no one has examined how an evaluator's prior knowledge, such as which lineup member is the police suspect, influences their interpretation of eyewitness confidence about a lineup identification. Experiments 1 and 3 show that participants perceived the identical statement of confidence as meaning a higher and lower level of certainty, respectively, when the eyewitness's selection either matched or mismatched the police's suspect. Experiment 2 shows that these effects generally persist when the bias manipulation is manipulated between-subjects. Finally, Experiment 3 finds that clarifying the witness's statement with numeric information (e.g. I’m 80% sure) does not eliminate the influence of biasing information.

That “Vaulty Night”: Trials, Testimonies, and Critiques of Justice in Beckett’s Panopticon Prison-stage

Beckettian justice avoids the usual scripts of judicial processes: his trials and punishments merge, as his captive characters lock themselves into eerily repetitive, self-questioning loops of semi-existence. His prison-cell courtrooms critique the wider socio-cultural symbolism associated with indefinite incarceration and unduly harsh sentences, questioning whether retributive sanctions have the power to redeem, or to spark atonement. By turning vague but terrifying recollections into accusatory witness statements, Beckett crafts purgatories grounded in endless perception. Audiences must therefore act as jurors and gaolers: by witnessing the various “crimes” of omission (neglect, abandonment, unintentional cruelty) we are perhaps better placed to judge our own failings and frailties and capacity for resilience.

TINJAUAN YURIDIS MENGENAI TINDAK PIDANA YANG DITUNTUT DENGAN PASAL 351 (3) KUHP STUDI KASUS PUTUSAN MA NO. 1043 K/PID/2016

The purpose of this study was to provide an overview of the actions of the defendant already fulfilling the elements of Article 351 paragraph (3) of the Criminal Code in the Supreme Court Decision No. 1043 K / PID / 2016 and to illustrate the basic consideration of the judge in imposing a verdict on a criminal offense charged with Article 351 paragraph (3) of the Criminal Code in the Supreme Court decision No. 1043 K / PID / 2016. The method used in this study is normative law research. Data collection methods in this study were carried out with literature study, which is a method of collecting data by searching and reviewing library materials (literature, research results, scientific magazines, scientific bulletins, scientific journals). Data collection techniques using qualitative analysis methods. The conclusion in this study is the application of material criminal law by the Panel of Judges of the Supreme Court in the case of Number 1043 K / PID / 2016 which corrected the decision of the Banjarmasin High Court Number 59 / PID / 2016 / PT.BJM, dated 13 July 2016 which strengthened the Kotabaru District Court Decision Number 64 / Pid.B/2016/PN. Ktb, dated April 27, 2016 stating that the defendant Nanang Ramli bin (late) Syamsudin was proven legally and convincingly guilty of committing a criminal act of maltreatment which resulted in the death of the victim Jumadi alias jumai bin yahya ( alm) as stipulated in Article 351 paragraph (3) the Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as the Criminal Code) is correct, it is in accordance with the Public Prosecutor's Subsidies indictment, and has been based on the facts of the trial, the evidence presented The Public Prosecutor is in the form of witness statements, evidence, post mortem, and statements of the defendant. The Panel of Judges of the Kotabaru District Court in its consideration there are still some shortcomings, especially in its subjective considerations, namely on consideration of things that are burdensome and matters that alleviate the defendant. The consideration used by the judge in this case only focuses on the perpetrators of the crime. Whereas Article 5 paragraph (1) of Law Number 48 Year concerning Judicial Power requires judges to explore, follow, and understand the legal values ​​and sense of justice that lives in society. This means that the judge must also consider the loss of the crime victim, and the community

An evidence based method to calculate pedestrian crossing speeds in vehicle collisions (PCSC)

Pedestrian accident reconstruction is necessary to establish cause of death, i.e. establishing vehicle collision speed as well as circumstances leading to the pedestrian being impacted and determining culpability of those involved for subsequent court enquiry. Understanding the complexity of the pedestrian attitude during an accident investigation is necessary to ascertain the causes leading to the tragedy. A generic new method, named Pedestrian Crossing Speed Calculator (PCSC), based on vector algebra, is proposed to compute the pedestrian crossing speed at the moment of impact. PCSC uses vehicle damage and pedestrian anthropometric dimensions to establish a combination of head projection angles against the windscreen; this angle is then compared against the combined velocities angle created from the vehicle and the pedestrian crossing speed at the time of impact. This method has been verified using one accident fatality case in which the exact vehicle and pedestrian crossing speeds were known from Police forensic video analysis. PCSC was then applied on two other accident scenarios and correctly corroborated with the witness statements regarding the pedestrians crossing behaviours. The implications of PCSC could be significant once fully validated against further future accident data, as this method is reversible, allowing the computation of vehicle impact velocity from pedestrian crossing speed as well as verifying witness accounts.

Nixon and Scheel in China: Acupuncture and Anesthesia in West and East Germany in the 1970s and 1980s

BackgroundAcupuncture anesthesia was used instead of intubation anesthesia in the 1970s and 1980s in West Germany and West Berlin. In East Germany acupuncture played no decisive role. SourcesDifferent articles and papers in journals, in daily press, statements of contemporary witnesses, films, records in archives. ResultsAs in other Western countries, acupuncture was hugely popular in the Federal Republic of Germany in the 1970s. Chief triggers were the state visits to China of the American President Richard Nixon in 1972 and shortly thereafter of West German Foreign Minister Walter Scheel and his wife Mildred, an x-ray technician. During that period observation of an operation under acupuncture anesthesia was an obligatory element in the agenda of a foreign delegation.Following this showcasing, acupuncture was widely adopted in Western surgery as an alternative to the previously exclusive employment of intubation anesthesia. While the alternative method was soon abandoned in the frontline city of West Berlin, it continued to prevail in other West German cities, e.g. Gießen and Munich. Following the Chinese example, the acupuncture effect was normally enhanced electrically.In accordance with the animosity between the USSR and the People’s Republic of China, exchange between the German Democratic Republic and China was very restricted through the late 1980s. This made it easier for East German acupuncture sceptics to reject the procedure and brand it as unscientific. Those who advocated it were in a precarious position. ConclusionsAcupuncture was lauded in the West as ancient savvy destined to complement science-oriented medicine. However, the cultural transfer which accompanied the spread of acupuncture was flawed by misunderstanding and misguidance.Acupuncture anesthesia instead of intubation was not practiced in the GDR. Acceptance of acupuncture in East German medicine failed to make any headway until the last few years of the country’s existence.

The Mabey and Johnson bribery scandal: A case of executive hubris

Convicted for paying bribes to secure contracts abroad, Mabey and Johnson (M&J), a UK construction firm, made both legal and international business history. Drawing on hubris as a lens, we examine M&J's bribery scandal in Ghana and Jamaica. Through a qualitative study of court documents, witness statements, newspaper articles, and internal company emails, we unpack the bribery scheme operated by M&J executives that enabled the firm to illegitimately win major government contracts in Ghana and Jamaica. Fueled by executive hubris, M&J's practice of bribing foreign officials to secure contracts effectively insulated M&J executives from day‐to‐day realities. Over time, the firm's executives viewed themselves as infallible, exempt from established mores, invincible, and were unremorseful for their actions. Building on these findings, we develop a hubris‐bribery heuristic framework showing how individual, organizational, and institutional contexts constitutively fueled executive hubris, driving bribery at M&J. The implication for theory and practice is examined.

Violence and aggression in psychiatric settings: reporting to the police

SUMMARYViolence and aggression are relatively common and serious occurrences in health and social care and rates are higher in mental health settings. Despite the National Health Service's policy of ‘zero tolerance’ of such behaviour, reporting of violence and aggression against mental health staff remains low. This article considers the nature of violence and aggression against staff in psychiatric settings and the process of involving the police to ensure an effective outcome. It outlines each step, from the initial the multidisciplinary team assessment of the incident and its reporting to the police to the making of witness statements, should the case come to court. It also explains the discretionary role of the police in deciding whether to charge and of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in deciding whether to prosecute. The article stresses that NHS organisations need to provide an effective, streamlined and time-efficient reporting process, as this should reduce levels of patient violence, improve staff's well-being and morale, save costs and make the working environment safer for all.LEARNING OBJECTIVES•Raise awareness of the underreporting to the police of incidents of violence and aggression against staff by psychiatric patients and recognise the benefits of reporting such incidents•Develop a framework for assessment and reporting of such incidents committed to the police and to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), in the event of possible or actual criminal proceedings•Develop an understanding of the role of the healthcare organisation, the police and the CPS when such incidents are reported to the policeDECLARATION OF INTERESTNone.

Anatomy of a Murder: Sirhan Sirhan and Robert Kennedy

Shane O’Sullivan’s Anatomy of a Murder – Sirhan Sirhan and Robert Kennedy is a video essay that combines archival material, interview, witness statements and parole hearing recordings relating to the case of Sirhan Sirhan, the person found guilty of assassinating Senator Robert Kennedy in 1968, intercut with footage from trials in well-known Hollywood films. It is a controversial video and, as such, has elicited divergent peer reviews, particularly with regard to its ambiguous position both as an academic research film and polemical campaign video. We therefore publish this partly because of its strengths but also to highlight problems and questions it might raise relating to the place of polemical campaign videos in the context of academic filmmaking – as a contribution to the ongoing dialogue about what constitutes screen media practice research