A courtroom for all: Creating child and adolescent-fair courtrooms

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dc.creatorPhillips, A., & Walters, S.
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-19T16:26:22Z
dc.date.available2013-09-19T16:26:22Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.descriptionThis article outlins how to create child and adolescent fair courtrooms and address issues such as: Who would be a good support person for a young child who has to testify? Are therapy animals allowed as comfort items for a child who is afraid of testifying in court? Can you physically alter the courtroom set up? How can we make the oath more meaningful for the children who testify in our courts? Can the judge order the attorneys to speak and behave in a certain way around children? And how can you help a child that is experiencing difficulty in the courtroom?
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dc.identifier.citationPhillips, A., & Walters, S. (2013). A courtroom for all: Creating child and adolescent-fair courtrooms. National District Attorneys Association.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/371
dc.identifier.urihttps://ndaa.org/wp-content/uploads/A-Courtroom-for-All-monograph-rev2-1.pdf
dc.publisherNational Child Protection Training Center
dc.subjectChild development
dc.subjectchild witness
dc.subjectTestimony
dc.subjectCourts
dc.titleA courtroom for all: Creating child and adolescent-fair courtrooms
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