Journal Articles
2007
Cunningham, A & Hurley, P. (2007) A Full and Candid Account: Using Special Accommodations and Testimonial Aids to Facilitate the Testimony of Children . Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System. London Family Court Clinic, London, Ontario. Downloads available at http://www.lfcc.on.ca/full_and_candid_account.html Seven booklets are part of a series including:
1. Overview of Issues Related to Child Testimony
2. Testimony Outside the Courtroom
3. Witness Screens
4. Video Recorded Evidence
5. Designated Support Person
6. Hearsay Evidence and Children
7. Children and Teenagers Testifying in Domestic Violence Cases
Goodman, G.S. & Melinder, A. (2007) Child Witness Research and Forensic Interviews of Young Children: A Review. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 12, 1-19.
2006
Bill C-2: BC Association of Specialized Victim Assistance and Counselling Programs (2006). Easy reference guide to Bill C-2: Protection of children and other vulnerable witnesses. Vancouver, BC: author. Retrieved August 10, 2006 from http://www.endingviolence.org/publications/291/BillC2UsersGuide.
Bill C-2. Retrieved June 20, 2006. from:
http://www.justice.gc.ca/en/news/nr/2005/doc_31584.html
Bill C-2: Department of Justice Canada (July 2005) Highlights of Bill C-2 amendments to protect children and other vulnerable persons. Retrieved June 20, 2006 from: http://www.justice.gc.ca/en/news/nr/2005/doc_31584.html
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services Retrieved June 2006 from http://www.mpss.jus.gov.on.ca/english/corr_serv/comm_corr/probation.html
2005
Bilson, Andy & White, Sue. (2005) Representing Children's Views and Best Interests in Court: An International Comparison. Child Abuse Review, 14: 220-239
Masten, A. (2005). Promoting resilience in development: A general framework for systems of care. In R. Flynn, P, Dudding, & J. Barber, J. (Eds.), Promoting Resilience in Child Welfare (pp. 3-17). Ottawa, Ontario: The University of Ottawa Press.
Wright, M.O.D., & Masten, A. S. (2005). Resilience processes in development: Fostering positive adaptation in the context of adversity. In S. Goldstein & R. Brooks (Eds.), Handbook of resilience in children. (pp. 3-17). New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum.
2004
Wheatcroft, J.M., Wagstaff, G.F. & Kebbell, M.R. (2004). The influence of courtroom questioning style on actual and perceived eyewitness confidence and accuracy. Legal and Criminal Psychology, 9, 83-101.
2002
Baker-Ward, L. & Ornstein, P.A. (2002). Cognitive underpinnings of children's testimony. In. H.L. Westcott, G.M. Davies, & R. Bull (Eds.), Children’s testimony: A handbook of psychological research and forensic practice (pp 22-35). West Sussex: England: Wiley and Sons.
Cashmore, J. (2002). Innovative procedures for child witnesses. In H.L. Westcott, G.M. Davies, & R.H.C. Bull (Eds.), Children’s testimony: A handbook of psychological research and forensic practice. (pp.203-217). West Sussex, England: John Wiley and Sons.
Child Witness Project. (2002). Child witnesses in Canada: Where we've been, where we're going. London, ON, Centre for Children and Families in the Justice System: London Family Court Clinic.
Edelstein, R.S., Goodman, G.S., Ghetti, S., Alexander, K.W, Quas, J.A., Redlich, A.D., Schaaf, J.M., & Cordon, I.M. (2002). Child witnesses’ experiences post-court: Effects of legal involvement. In H.L. Westcott, G.M. Davies, & R.H.C. Bull (Eds.), Children’s testimony: A handbook of psychological research and forensic practice (pp. 261-278). New York: John Wiley and Sons.
Esam, B. (2002). Young witnesses: Still no justice. In H.L. Westcott, G.M. Davies & R.H.C. Bull (Eds.), Children’s testimony: A handbook of psychological research and forensic practice. West Sussex: England: John Wiley and Sons.
Fivush, R. (2002). The development of autobiographical memory. In H.L. Westcott, G.M. Davies & R. Bull (Eds.), Children’s testimony: A handbook of psychological research and forensic practice (pp 55-68). West Sussex: England: Wiley and Sons.
Hutchinson, B. (2002). Court support for children and youth. Victim advocate training manual. Alberta Solicitor General, Victims Programs and Alberta Police Based Victim Service Association.
Marsil, D.F., Montoya, J., Ross, D., & Graham, L.P. (2002). Child witness policy: Law interfacing with Social Science. Law and Contemporary Problems, 65. 209.
McGough, L. (2002). Good enough for government work: The constitutional duty to preserve forensic interviews of child victims. Law and Contemporary Problems, 65, 179.
Plotnikoff, J. & Woolfson, R. (2002). What do judges know about young witnesses? In H.L. Westcott, G.M. Davies, & R.H.C. Bull (Eds.), Children’s testimony: A handbook of psychological research and forensic practice. (pp.203-217). West Sussex, England: John Wiley and Sons.
Saywitz, K. (2002). Children’s testimony: A handbook of psychological research and forensic practice. In H.L. Westcott, G.M. Davies & R. Bull (Eds.), Children’s testimony: A handbook of psychological research and forensic practice (pp.3-17). West Sussex, England: Wiley and Sons.
Saywitz, K.J. & Lyon, T.D. (2002). Coming to grips with children's suggestibility. In M.L. Eeisen, JA. Quas, & G.S. Goodan (Eds.), Memory and suggestibility in the forensic interview (pp. 85-113). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
Wade, A. (2002). New measures and new challenges: Children’s experience of the court process. In H.L. Westcott, G.M. Davies, & R.H.C Bull (Eds.), Children’s testimony: A handbook of psychological research and forensic practice (pp. 219-232). West Sussex, England: John Wiley and Sons.
2001
Eaton, T.E., Ball, P.J., & O’Callaghan, M.G. (2001). Child witness and defendant credibility: Child evidence presentation mode and judicial instructions. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 31, 1849-1858.
Ursel, J. & Gorkoff, K. (2001). Court processing of child sexual abuse cases: The Winnipeg Family Violence Court experience. In D. Hiebert-Murphy, & L. Burnside (Eds.), Pieces of a puzzle: Perspectives on child sexual abuse (pp. 79-94). Halifax, Nova Scotia: Fernwood Publishing and RESOLVE.
Van Tongeren Harvey, W. & Dauns, P.E. (2001). Sexual offences against children and the criminal process. Toronto: Butterworths.
2000
Copen, L.M. (2000). Preparing children for court: A practitioner's guide. Thousand Oaks, California: Sage.
Nova Scotia Department of Justice Victims' Services Division (2000). Child victims and the criminal justice system: Study report. Halifax, N.S.: Nova Scotia Department of Justice Victims' Services Division.
1999
Department of Justice Canada: Family, Children and Youth Section (1999a). Child victims and the criminal justice system: A consultation paper. Ottawa, Canada
Department of Justice Canada: Family, Children and Youth Section (1999b). Child victims and the criminal justice system: Technical background paper. Ottawa, Canada.
Goodman, G.S., Quas, J. A., Bulkley, J., & Shapiro, C. (1999). Innovations for child witnesses: A national survey. Psychology, Public Policy and Law, 5, 255-281.
Mahoney, P. (1999). British Columbia: Study also seeks to improve experience of child witnesses. Viva Voce: A National Newsletter about Child Victims and Witnesses, 3, (1)
Quas, J.A., Redich, A.D., Goodman, G.S., Ghetti, S. & Alexander, K.W. (!999). Long term consequences on child abuse victims of testifying in criminal court: Mental health revictimization and delinquency. Presented at the Biennial Conference of the Society for Research in Child Development. Albuquerque, NM.
Sas, L. (1999). I'm doing my job in court, are you? London, ON: London Family Court Clinic.
Walker, A.G. (1999). Children in the courts: When language gets in the way. Trial, 35 (1).
1998
Bala, N. (1998). Recognizing that child witnesses are children. Criminal Reports, 11(5), 227-231.
1997
Lipovsky, J. & Stern, P. (1997). Preparing children for court: An interdisciplinary view. Child Maltreatment, 2(1), 150-163.
1996
Carter, C., Bottoms, B., & Levine, M. (1996). Linguistic and socioemotional influence on the accuracy of children's reports. Law and Human Behavior, 20, 335-358.
Clarke, S. & Associates (1996). Working with Aboriginal child victim witnesses: Parts 2 & 3. Ministry of Attorney General, Province of British Columbia, Community Justice Branch.
Saywitz, K.J., & Goodman, G.S. (1996). Interviewing children in and out of court: Current research and practice implications. In J. Briere, L. Berliner, J.A. Bulkley, C. Jenny, & T. Reid (Eds.), The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment (pp.217-318), Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications
1995
Ceci, S.J. & Bruck, M. (1995). Jeopardy in the courtroom. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Perry, N. W., McAuliff, B. D., Tam, P., Claycomb, L., Dostal, C., & Flanagan, C. (1995). When lawyers question children: Is justice served? Law and Human Behavior, 19, 609-629.
Saywitz, K. (1995). Memory and testimony in the child witness. In M. Zaragoza, J. Graham, G. Hall, R. Hirschman, Y. Ben-Porath (Eds.), Memory and Testimony in the Child Witness (pp. 113-140). London: Sage Publications.
1994
Bala, N. & McCormack, H. (1994). Accommodating the criminal process to child witnesses: L (DO) and Levogiannis. Criminal Reports, 25 (4), 341-349.
Lipovsky, J.A. (1994). The impact of court on children: Research findings and practical recommendations. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 9, 238-257. Canada.
McGough, L. (1994). Fragile voices in the American legal system. Binghamton, New York: Vail-Ballou Press.
Whitcomb, D., Goodman, G.S., Runyan, D., & Hoak, S. (1994). The emotional effects of testifying on sexually abused children.. National Institute of Justice: Research in Brief. Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice.
1993
Morgan, J. & Williams, J. (1993). A role for a support person for child witnesses in criminal proceedings, British Journal of Social Work, 23(2), 113-21.
Rauf, M.N. (1993). Questioning the new orthodoxy of the proper approach to child witnesses. Criminal Reports, 17 C.R. (4th). 303-313.
Sas, L.D, Hurley, P., Hatch, A. Malla S., & Dick, T. (1993). Three years after the verdict: A longitudinal study of the social and psychological adjustment of child witnesses referred to the child witness project. London, Ontario: Child Witness Project, London Family Court Clinic.
Saywitz, K. J. & Snyder, L. (1993). Improving children's memory with preparation. In G. Goodman & B. Bottoms (Eds.), Child victims, child witnesses (pp. 117-146). New York: Guilford Press.
Stern, P. (1993). Preparing a child for court. Violence Update, 4, 5-11
1992
Bala, N. (1992). More sensitivity to child witnesses. Criminal Reports, 13(4), 270-273.
Flin, R., Bull, R., Boon, J., & Knox, A. (1992). Children in the witness box. In H. Dent & R. Flin (Eds.), Children as witnesses (pp. 167-179). Chichester, U.K: Wiley.
Goodman, G.S., Taub, E.P., Jones, D.P.H., England, P., Port, L.K., Rudy, L., & Prado, L. (1992). Testifying in criminal court: Emotional effects of criminal court testimony on child sexual assault victims. Monographs of the Society for Research on Child Development, 57(5), 1-161.
Hornick, J.P. & Bolitho, F. (1992). A review of the implementation of the child sexual abuse legislation in selected sites. Ottawa, Ontario: Minister of Justice & Attorney General of Canada: Government of Alberta by Communications and Consultation Branch, Department of Justice
Morgan, J. and Zedner, L. (1992) Child Victims: Crime, Impact and Criminal Justice, Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Moston, S. & Engelberg, T. (1992). Social support and the quality of children’s eyewitness testimony. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 6, 61-75.
1991
Lipovsky, J.A., Tidwell, R.P., Kilpatrick, D.G., Saunders, B.E., Crisp, J., & Dawson, V.L. (1991). Children as witnesses in criminal court: Examination of current practices. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco
Perry, N.W. & Wrightsman, L.S. (1991). The child witness. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications
Peters, D.P. (1991). The influence of stress and arousal on the child witness. In John Doris (Ed) The Suggestibility of Children's Recollections (pp. 60-75).
Sas, L, Hurley, P. Austin, G., & Wolfe, D. (1991). Reducing the system-induced trauma for child sexual abuse victims through court preparation, assessment and follow-up. (Project #4555-1-125) Final report to the National Welfare Grants Division, Health and Welfare Canada, London, Ontario.
1990
Flin, R. (1990). Child witnesses in criminal courts. Children & Society. 4(3), 264-283.
