International Perspectives on Child Abuse and Children's Testimony [[electronic resource] ] : Psychological Research and Law

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910791713803321
• Autore: Bottoms Bette L
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Thousand Oaks, : SAGE Publications, 1996
• ISBN: 1-4833-2750-7; 1-4522-4797-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GoodmanGail S
• Disciplina: 342.766083; 347.066083; 362.76
• Soggetti: Child abuse -- Law and legislation; Child witnesses; Forensic psychology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Chapter 1 - International Perspectives on Child Witnesses: An Introduction to the Issues; Chapter 2 - Research on Children's Suggestibility: Implications for the Investigative Interview; Chapter 3 - Children's Testimony in the Netherlands: A Study of Statement Validity Analysis; Chapter 4 - Child Sexual Abuse Investigations in Israel: Evaluating Innovative Practices; Chapter 5 - Children and the Courts in Canada; Chapter 6 - The Effect of Child Witness Research on Legislation in Great Britain; Chapter 7 - Children's Evidence: Scottish Research and Law; Chapter 8 - The Child Witness and Legal Reforms in AustraliaChapter 9 - Accommodating Children's Testimony: Legal Reforms in New Zealand; Chapter 10 - Listening to Children in South Africa; Chapter 11 - Children's Evidence: Mandating Change in the Legal System of Hong Kong; Chapter 12 - Children on the Witness Stand: The Use of Expert Testimony and Other Procedural Innovations in U.S. Child Sexual Abuse Trials; Chapter 13 - A Decade of International Reform to Accommodate Child Witnesses:; Chapter 14 - Children as Witnesses: India Is Not Ready; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 - and on research investigating the effectiveness and implications of those techniques - around the world: England, Scotland, The Netherlands, Israel, South Africa, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States and India. Featuring the work of renowned scholars from the international psycholegal community, the v