International perspectives on child abuse and children's testimony psychological research and law

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 effect...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Bottoms, Bette L. (-), Goodman, Gail S.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications c1996.
Edición:1st ed
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Sumario: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
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (321 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781483327501
9781452247977