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Children as Witnesses
Helping Young People Give Their Evidence in Court, Helping Courts Hear the Evidence of Children
Teachers: When a Student is a Witness
Pamela Hurley, Karen Scarth & Lynda Stevens (2002)
This is one in a series of five manuals produced in 2002 by the Child Witness Project. This manual is for educators with students who are victims or witnesses in criminal court proceedings. Topics addressed include stressful aspects of the criminal process for children, responding to student disclosures, safety issues, how a student might be affected by what happened, supporting a student who is expected to testify, and understanding the impact of trauma on children and adolescents. Guidance is also offered to the educator who is himself or herself called upon to testify. 31 p.
Please note that laws referenced in this manuals are from prior to the reforms prompted by Bill C-2 in 2006. For information on current Canadian laws, see the "Full and Candid Account" resource mentioned at the bottom of this page.
Table of Contents
Child Witness Project -- A Brief History
Introduction
Overview of Court Preparation
Responding to Disclosure by a Student
How a Student Migt be Affected
Supporting Student Victim/Witnesses
The Impact of Trauma on Children and Adolescents
Understanding the Traumatized Victim/Witness
If you are Called to Testify
Resources
A Newer Resource
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 A Full and Candid Account: Using Special Accommodations and Testimonial Aids to Facilitate the Testimony of Children (2007)
Seven concise resources to help prosecutors, victim-support workers, judges, police and others understand and meet the needs of children who testify in court. The goal of these efforts is to help the witness provide complete and accurate evidence, or "a full and candid account." Topics covered are: overview of issues related to child testimony, testifying outside the courtroom (e.g., via CCTV), witness screens, video-recorded evidence, designated support person, hearsay evidence and children, and children and teenagers who testify in domestic violence cases. Development and distribution of this resource was funded by the Policy Centre for Victim Issues, Department of Justice Canada.
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