TY  - BOOK
AU  - McGregor, Kim
AU  - Hanna, Kirsten
AU  - Henderson, Emily
TI  - Child witnesses in NZ criminal courts : : issues, responses, opportunities
PY  - 2019///
CY  - Wellington, New Zealand : 
PB  - Hāpaitia te Oranga Tangata Safe and Effective Justice, 
KW  - Hāpaitia te Oranga Tangata Safe and Effective Justice
KW  - New Zealand
KW  - Office of the Chief Victims Advisor
KW  - CRIMINAL JUSTICE
KW  - CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
KW  - CHILDREN
KW  - VICTIMS OF CRIMES
KW  - VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - VIDEO EVIDENCE
KW  - NEW ZEALAND
N1  - Released 9 December 2019. Report cover dated 2017.
N2  -  This paper considers the problems facing child witnesses who testify in the NZ adult criminal courts, and responses and opportunities to address those problems. Children are defined as young people under 18, in accordance with the Evidence Act 2006 and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The focus is on complainants and witnesses, although we make reference to young defendants in the adult courts  where appropriate.

Most children who testify in the adult courts do so as complainants of sexual offence cases (Hanna, Davies, Henderson, Crothers, & Rotherham, 2010) for which there are rarely other witnesses or corroborating evidence. The child’s testimony is therefore often the most crucial prosecution evidence and becomes the subject of intense scrutiny during cross-examination. (From the Executive summary). Record #6519
UR  - https://chiefvictimsadvisor.justice.govt.nz/assets/Child-witnesses-report2.pdf
UR  - https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE50988531
UR  - https://chiefvictimsadvisor.justice.govt.nz/resources/
ER  -