Share & Download Evaluate the difficulties vulnerable victims may encounter within the context of a trial Victim means anyone who is individually or collectively have suffered harm whether in a physical or mental injury ,emotional suffering ,economic loss under these circumstances?? they are classified as victims in the eyes of the state. When a criminal offences commited against a child his or her parent or legal guardians are also classified as victims. In criminal justice system victims play a crucial role in criminal justice system (CJS)within it this may be by giving evidence to the court stages for cases. In cases where the victims was the only witness at scene and therefore would be useful to convict the accused person. Shapland (1985) has pointed to the fact that the victims were often taken for granted in the court tril process with their needs often been ignored by the (CJS) according to the research shows that vulnerable victims such as victims of sexual offences children and the mentally disordered felt re victimised and traumatised by the giving evidence under the cross examination due to the unfriendly adversarial attitudes of solicitors and barristers.( ) In a court trial where the victims has to stand as a witness in a court room where they have not been before therefore this would be very difficult for vulnerable victims when they go for the cross examination . shapland and Bell (1998) found that around 76 & of the Crown Courts and 53 % of magistrates