International Perspectives on Child Abuse and Children′s Testimony: Psychological Research and Law

by Bette L. Bottoms (Editor)

Child witnesses pose unique challenges to the legal system, and courtrooms are daunting and alien to children. Timely and truly international in scope, this volume focuses on the techniques and procedures used to accommodate child witnesses in legal systems - and on research investigating the effectiveness and implications of those techniques - around the England, Scotland, The Netherlands, Israel, South Africa, Hong Kong, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United States and India. Featuring the work of renowned scholars from the international psycholegal community, the volume not only provides support for all countries seeking to broaden their approach to child psychology and law, but also promotes justice in thos

320 pages, Hardcover

First published June 18, 1996

About the author

Bette L. Bottoms, Ph.D. (Social Psychology, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1992; M.A., Cognitive Psychology, University of Denver, 1989 ; B.A., Psychology, Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1986), is Professor of Psychology and Dean Emerita of the Honors College at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and has been a fellow of the American Psychological Association since 2003.

Dr. Bottoms is also Founding Editor of Honors in Higher Education, and has served as an Editorial Board Member of Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, Honors in Higher Education; Psychology, Public Policy, & Law, Law & Human Behavior; Child Maltreatment; Behavioral Sciences & the Law; and Journal of Child Sexual Abuse.