Child witnesses pose unique challenges to the legal system, and courtrooms are daunting and alien to children. Timely and truly international in scope, this volume focuses on the techniques and procedures used to accommodate child witnesses in legal systems in countries around the world and on the research investigating the effectiveness and implications of those techniques. Featuring the work of renowned scholars from the international psycholegal community, International Perspectives on Child Abuse and Children′s Testimony not only provides support for all countries seeking to broaden their approach to child psychology and law but also promotes justice where child protection is virtually unknown. Special emphasis is given to techniques currently in use and under investigation in the United States as well as the U.S. applicability of techniques and procedures used in other countries. At a time when issues surrounding children′s testimony are under close scrutiny, International Perspectives on Child Abuse and Children′s Testimony provides outstanding findings and guidelines for researchers and practitioners in psychology, medicine, criminology/law, social policy, and social work as well as advanced students in these and related fields.
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International Perspectives on Child Witnesses – Bette L Bottoms and Gail S Goodman
An Introduction to the Issues
Research on Children′s Suggestibility – Amye R Warren and Lucy S Mc Gough
Implications for the Investigative Interview
Children′s Testimony in The Netherlands – Francien Lamers-Winkelman and Frank Buffing
A Study of Statement Validity Analysis
Child Sexual Abuse Investigation in Israel – Kathleen J Sternberg, Michael E Lamb and Irit Hershkowitz
Evaluating Innovative Practices
Children and the Courts in Canada – Louise Dezwirek Sas, David A Wolfe and Kevin Gowdey
The Effect of Child Witness Research on Legislation in Great Britain – Ray Bull and Graham Davies
Children′s Evidence – Rhona Flin, Brian Kearney and Kathleen Murray
Scottish Research and Law
The Child Witness and Legal Reforms in Australia – Sandra Shrimpton, Kim Oates and Susan Hayes
Accommodating Children′s Testimony – Margaret-Ellen Pipe and Mark Henaghan
Legal Reforms in New Zealand
Listening to Children in South Africa – Dap Louw and Pierre Olivier
Children′s Evidence – Ting-Pong Ho
Mandating Change in the Legal System of Hong Kong
Children on the Witness Stand – Margaret Bull Kovera and Eugene Borgida
The Use of Expert Testimony and Other Procedural Innovations in US Child Sexual Abuse Trials
A Decade of International Reform to Accommodate Child Witnesses – John E B Myers
Steps Toward a Child Witness Code
Children as Witnesses – Uma A Segal
India Is Not Ready
Sobre o autor
Gail S. Goodman is Distinguished Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Davis.
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