03471nam 2200565Ia 450 991081458490332120200520144314.09781483327501148332750797814522479771452247978(CKB)2560000000089827(EBL)997169(OCoLC)809774168(MiAaPQ)EBC997169(EXLCZ)99256000000008982719960214d1996 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierInternational perspectives on child abuse and children's testimony psychological research and law /Bette L. Bottoms, Gail S. Goodman, editors1st ed.Thousand Oaks, Calif. Sage Publicationsc19961 online resource (321 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780803956285 0803956282 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 LawChapter 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 ContributorsChild 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 vChild abuseLaw and legislationChild witnessesForensic psychologyChild abuseLaw and legislation.Child witnesses.Forensic psychology.347/.066/083342.766083Bottoms Bette L1623790Goodman Gail S1623792MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814584903321International Perspectives on Child Abuse and Children's Testimony4087930UNINA