Author : Sherrie Bourg Carter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781632814265
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (142 download)
Book Synopsis Children in the Courtroom by : Sherrie Bourg Carter
Download or read book Children in the Courtroom written by Sherrie Bourg Carter and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Children in the Courtroom, Sherrie Bourg Carter provides attorneys and judges with the critical information they need to properly review and handle cases involving child witnesses. Through a detailed discussion of the complicated legal, investigative, and developmental problems that are commonly encountered when children are involved in the legal system, Bourg Carter offers practical guidance to help legal professionals maneuver the often thorny landscape of using child witnesses in litigation.In an easy-to-read format, this book covers common legal arguments that arise with child witnesses, proper and improper child interview methods, legally relevant child developmental issues, and helpful procedures when children testify in the courtroom.Full of new material, the Second Edition includes new sections on working with disabled child witnesses, taint, multiple incident cases, multiple victims cases, recantation, vertical prosecution, and child assessment centers. Bourg Carter delivers two new chapters - one devoted exclusively to improper interview techniques and the other outlining specific strategies for questioning a child witness. In addition, practitioners will find updated coverage of competence to testify; availability and hearsay; and reviews of case law related to Crawford v. Washington and Davis v. Washington.The appendix includes a child witness questioning guide for competence to testify assessments and child sexual abuse cases.