Dr Andreea Miruna Mihut, Policy Brief Report – ‘“Telling my story my own way”: Improving the experiences of victims, witnesses, and the accused in the criminal courts in Scotland’

Published: July 2026

This policy briefing is published and funded by the SCCJR and is part of a scheme where six of our postgraduate researchers were given the opportunity to develop their PhD theses into short, accessible policy briefing papers aimed at engaging and informing policymakers in their chosen field.

Dr Andreea Miruna Mihut’s policy brief is titled: ‘“Telling my story my own way”: Improving the experiences of victims, witnesses, and the accused in the criminal courts in Scotland’

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Authors / Editors

Andreea Mihut

University of Edinburgh

Research Themes

Courts and Sentencing

Law, Policy and Practice

Criminal Justice Process and Institutions