Bench book for children giving evidence in Australian courts.
Contributors: Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration.
Publisher: Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Melbourne, Victoria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9781875527502
Subjects: Examination of witnesses -- Australia; Child witnesses -- Australia; Child witnesses -- Australia -- Psychology; Sexually abused children -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Australia
Notes: Includes bibliographic references and index.
Table of contents: title: Chapter 1: Sexual abuse of children and their experience of the justice system; title: Chapter 2: Child development, children's evidence and communicating with children; title: Chapter 3: Courts, children's evidence and children's coping skills; title: Chapter 4: The judicial role in child sexual abuse cases and preparation for trial; title: Chapter 5: Particular procedures for children giving evidence; title: Chapter 6: Other trial issues: expert evidence and summing-up.