If I'm the party, Where's the cake?: The need for comprehensive child-witness court preparation prog
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2012
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National Child Traumatic Stress Network
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Court preparation is beneficial for the children required to testify in a courtroom. The purpose of a child-witness court preparation program is to assist the child witness in her or his ability to testify truthfully and effectively in a courtroom. This is important because children are required to testify about serious allegations that hold potentially significant outcomes for them or those accused. Having an unprepared child take the witness stand and offer poor testimony is not only regrettable, but preventable.
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Testimony, child witness, Courts