"A Full and Candid Account" Using Special Accommodations and Testimonial Aids to Facilitate the Testimony of Children Video-recorded Evidence Alison Cunningham & Pamela Hurley (2007)

This resource is the fourth in a series of seven handbooks called "A Full and Candid Account". It addresses an accommodation for child witnesses that can be used when a child's statement to police (and/or a child protection official) is recorded on video tape or in a digital manner as on a DVD. For a recorded statement to be admissible, certain criteria must be met including that the child, while testifying, and must testify that the statement is the truth and be available for cross-examination. You will also find guidance here about interviewing children.

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Table of Contents

• Bella, age 8
• Video-recorded Evidence: Introduction
• Why Use Video-recorded Statements as Evidence?
• Diagrams of Four Possible Configurations
• Criminal Code Section 715.1
• Bill C-2: What's the Same? What's Changed?
• Basic Facts About Video-recorded Evidence
• FAQs About Video-recorded Evidence
• What Children Say About Video-recorded Evidence
• Good Practice Guidance for Using Video-recorded Evidence
• Preparing to Interview Children
• Further Readings
• About the Handbook Series

En français

Disponible également en français sous le titre « Un récit complet et franc » / Recours à des arrangements spéciaux et aux aides au témoignage pour faciliter le témoignage des enfants.

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