Susan Leahy is a Professor in the School of Law at the University of Limerick, Ireland.Eithne Dowds is a Reader in the Law School at Queen’s University Belfast, UK.Siobhan Weare is a Reader in Law at Lancaster University Law School, UK.

• Introduction, Susan Leahy, Eithne Dowds and Siobhan Weare; Part I: Research Methods and Ethics for Empirical Research on Rape Trials; 1: Methodological and Ethical Considerations in Mock-Jury Research, Madeleine Millar and Siobhan Weare; 2: Interviews with Professionals Who Work Within Rape Trials: Practical and Ethical Considerations, Eithne Dowds and Susan Leahy; 3: Observing Sexual Offence Trials: Public/ Private Predicaments, Natalie Kyneswood; 4: Research Design for Transcript Analysis Research Into Sexual Offence Trials, Julia Quilter and Luke McNamara; 5: Interviews with Survivors, Grace Carter, Sarah West, and Emma Sleath; Part II: Researching with Juries in Rape Trials; 6: Decision-Making in Rape Trials: A Gendered Lens, Rosie Cowan; 7: Profiling Jury Bias in Rape Trials: Examining the Link Between Juror Characteristics and Trial Decisions, Dominic Willmott, Daniel Boduszek and Nigel Booth; 8: 'All the World Is a Stage': The Role of Adversarialism, Advocacy and Assumption in Scottish Rape Trials, Vanessa E. Munro, Sharon Cowan and Eamon Keane; Part III: Empirical Insights on the Rape Trial Process and Procedures; 9: The Impact of Statutory Reform on Sexual Offence Trials: Insights from Transcript Analysis Research in Australia, Julia Quilter and Luke McNamara; 10: Bearing Witness: Insights from the Northern Ireland Court Observers' Panel, Louise Kennedy; 11: Rape Law Reform and Practice: Perspectives from Criminal Barristers in England and Wales, Anna Carline and Clare Gunby; 12: 'Telling Their Story'? Victim-Survivor Voice and Participation in Rape Trials and Research, Oona Brooks-Hay and Michele Burman; Conclusion: Researching Rape Trials: Conclusions and Future Directions, Susan Leahy, Eithne Dowds and Siobhan Weare.

Susan Leahy is a Professor in the School of Law at the University of Limerick, Ireland.Eithne Dowds is a Reader in the Law School at Queen’s University Belfast, UK.Siobhan Weare is a Reader in Law at Lancaster University Law School, UK.

• Introduction, Susan Leahy, Eithne Dowds and Siobhan Weare; Part I: Research Methods and Ethics for Empirical Research on Rape Trials; 1: Methodological and Ethical Considerations in Mock-Jury Research, Madeleine Millar and Siobhan Weare; 2: Interviews with Professionals Who Work Within Rape Trials: Practical and Ethical Considerations, Eithne Dowds and Susan Leahy; 3: Observing Sexual Offence Trials: Public/ Private Predicaments, Natalie Kyneswood; 4: Research Design for Transcript Analysis Research Into Sexual Offence Trials, Julia Quilter and Luke McNamara; 5: Interviews with Survivors, Grace Carter, Sarah West, and Emma Sleath; Part II: Researching with Juries in Rape Trials; 6: Decision-Making in Rape Trials: A Gendered Lens, Rosie Cowan; 7: Profiling Jury Bias in Rape Trials: Examining the Link Between Juror Characteristics and Trial Decisions, Dominic Willmott, Daniel Boduszek and Nigel Booth; 8: 'All the World Is a Stage': The Role of Adversarialism, Advocacy and Assumption in Scottish Rape Trials, Vanessa E. Munro, Sharon Cowan and Eamon Keane; Part III: Empirical Insights on the Rape Trial Process and Procedures; 9: The Impact of Statutory Reform on Sexual Offence Trials: Insights from Transcript Analysis Research in Australia, Julia Quilter and Luke McNamara; 10: Bearing Witness: Insights from the Northern Ireland Court Observers' Panel, Louise Kennedy; 11: Rape Law Reform and Practice: Perspectives from Criminal Barristers in England and Wales, Anna Carline and Clare Gunby; 12: 'Telling Their Story'? Victim-Survivor Voice and Participation in Rape Trials and Research, Oona Brooks-Hay and Michele Burman; Conclusion: Researching Rape Trials: Conclusions and Future Directions, Susan Leahy, Eithne Dowds and Siobhan Weare.

Susan Leahy is a Professor in the School of Law at the University of Limerick, Ireland.Eithne Dowds is a Reader in the Law School at Queen’s University Belfast, UK.Siobhan Weare is a Reader in Law at Lancaster University Law School, UK.

• Introduction, Susan Leahy, Eithne Dowds and Siobhan Weare; Part I: Research Methods and Ethics for Empirical Research on Rape Trials; 1: Methodological and Ethical Considerations in Mock-Jury Research, Madeleine Millar and Siobhan Weare; 2: Interviews with Professionals Who Work Within Rape Trials: Practical and Ethical Considerations, Eithne Dowds and Susan Leahy; 3: Observing Sexual Offence Trials: Public/ Private Predicaments, Natalie Kyneswood; 4: Research Design for Transcript Analysis Research Into Sexual Offence Trials, Julia Quilter and Luke McNamara; 5: Interviews with Survivors, Grace Carter, Sarah West, and Emma Sleath; Part II: Researching with Juries in Rape Trials; 6: Decision-Making in Rape Trials: A Gendered Lens, Rosie Cowan; 7: Profiling Jury Bias in Rape Trials: Examining the Link Between Juror Characteristics and Trial Decisions, Dominic Willmott, Daniel Boduszek and Nigel Booth; 8: 'All the World Is a Stage': The Role of Adversarialism, Advocacy and Assumption in Scottish Rape Trials, Vanessa E. Munro, Sharon Cowan and Eamon Keane; Part III: Empirical Insights on the Rape Trial Process and Procedures; 9: The Impact of Statutory Reform on Sexual Offence Trials: Insights from Transcript Analysis Research in Australia, Julia Quilter and Luke McNamara; 10: Bearing Witness: Insights from the Northern Ireland Court Observers' Panel, Louise Kennedy; 11: Rape Law Reform and Practice: Perspectives from Criminal Barristers in England and Wales, Anna Carline and Clare Gunby; 12: 'Telling Their Story'? Victim-Survivor Voice and Participation in Rape Trials and Research, Oona Brooks-Hay and Michele Burman; Conclusion: Researching Rape Trials: Conclusions and Future Directions, Susan Leahy, Eithne Dowds and Siobhan Weare.