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Helping a Child be a Witness in Court
101 Things to Know, Say & Do
This booklet is an overview of information useful in supporting a testifying child or teenager in Canada. It includes topics such as assumptions about children as witnesses and the testimony of children; trauma and the child witness; court preparation and support process; accommodations to court procedures for child witnesses; things children may worry about; and how to explain important concepts to children.
Produced in 2011
Produced by Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System
Topics Criminal Law - Rights of victims; Legal System - Working with specific types of clients
Format Booklet/PDF
Relates to region Canada
Available as
| http://www.lfcc.on.ca/Helping_a_child_testify.html English , Web Page | |
| http://www.lfcc.on.ca/Pour_aider_un_enfant_temoin.html French/français , Web Page |
For more information contact
Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System
E-mail info@lfcc.on.ca
Web site http://www.lfcc.on.ca/