Concept information
Preferred term
child witnesses
Definition
- When accusations of child abuse arise, the only witness is often a child. In the past, legal restrictions on child witnesses prevented their testimony from being included as evidence in criminal cases, thus making prosecution of such crimes difficult. [Source: Encyclopedia of Applied Developmental Science; Law, Child Witnesses]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/child_witnesses
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