LEADER 02877nam 2200433 450 001 9910484992003321 005 20231110233905.0 010 $a3-030-69791-6 035 $a(CKB)4100000011891326 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6568289 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6568289 035 $a(OCoLC)1249473425 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011891326 100 $a20211120d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aChild witnesses in twentieth century Australian courtrooms /$fRobyn Blewer 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cPalgrave Macmillan,$d[2021] 210 4$dİ2021 215 $a1 online resource (270 pages) 225 1 $aPalgrave Histories of Policing, Punishment and Justice 311 $a3-030-69790-8 327 $a1 Introduction.- 2 The child witness and the English legal system.- Part 2: Getting into Court.- 3 'Those troublesome men in blue': Police and child witnesses.- 4 'If the law doesn't get you, the Lord will': Competency and Capacity.- Part 3: Giving Evidence.- 5 'Making kiddies at home': The courtroom environment.- 6 'What the Nipper Said Was True' - Examination.- 7 'Trying to bend the law to fit': Corroboration.- 8 The role of the judicial officer.- Part 4: Reflections and Conclusions.- 9 The influence of women and women's philanthropic/community organisations.- 10 Understanding and recognising children.- 11 'Changes in law were full of danger': Conclusion. 330 $a"This book considers the law, policy and procedure for child witnesses in Australian criminal courts across the twentieth century. It uses the stories and experiences of over 200 children, in many cases using their own words from press reports, to highlight how the relevant law was ? or was not - applied throughout this period. The law was sympathetic to the plight of child witnesses and exhibited a significant degree of pragmatism to receive the evidence of children but was equally fearful of innocent men being wrongly convicted. The book highlights the impact ?safeguards? like corroboration and closed court rules had on the outcome of many cases and the extent to which fear ? of children, of lies (or the truth) and of reform ? influenced the criminal justice process. Over a century of children giving evidence in court it is `clear that the more things changed, the more they stayed the same"--From the publisher. 410 0$aPalgrave Histories of Policing, Punishment and Justice 606 $aChild witnesses 615 0$aChild witnesses. 676 $a347.066083 700 $aBlewer$b Robyn$0846855 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910484992003321 996 $aChild Witnesses in Twentieth Century Australian Courtrooms$91891949 997 $aUNINA