The Evidence of Children: The Law and the PsychologyThis is an account of the civil and criminal rules affecting children in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland reviewing them in the light of the findings of psychologists and social scientists and makes proposals for reform. There have been many important developments which include hearsay evidence which has become freely available in civil proceedings involving children in both England and Scotl videotapes of earlier interviews which have become admissible in criminal proceedings in Engl in Scotland the lawhas been changed to allow the whole of a child's evidence in a criminal case to be taken ahead of trial on commission; there has been a wave of popular concern about "ritual abuse" and among psychologists there is increasing concern about both "repressed" and "implanted" memories. |
Contents
An outline of the English and Scottish legal system | 13 |
Civil proceedings concerning children | 26 |
A What matters must be proved by evidence | 32 |
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The Evidence of Children: The Law and the Psychology John R. Spencer,Rhona H. Flin Snippet view - 1993 |
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accused admissible admitted adults adversarial system appear apply behaviour chapter child abuse child sexual abuse child victims child witnesses Children Act 1989 children's evidence civil courts Civil Evidence Scotland civil proceedings competency requirement complaint convicted corroboration requirement courtroom Cr App crime criminal courts Criminal Justice Act criminal proceedings cross-examination Crown Court defendant England English evidence of children examination expert evidence fact false allegations Flin girl give evidence Glanville Williams Goodman hear hearsay evidence hearsay rule incest interview judge jurisdictions jury juvenile court lawyers live link London Lord magistrates matter memory NSPCC oath Office parents Pigot Committee police problem procedure procurator fiscal proposal prosecution prosecutors psychiatrists psychological psychologists questions rape reason rules of evidence Scotland Scottish Law Commission sect sexual assault sexual offences social statement stress suggest tape tell the truth testimony tion unsworn evidence usually video deposition videotape wardship witness's Young Persons Act