Criminal Law

This is a legal reference and practical guide to effectively prosecute and defend cases alleging the abuse of children with an emphasis on legal and medical issues.

This text explores the special accommodations available to children as witnesses, the assessment of children’s evidence, and sentencing in child abuse cases. This edition includes two new chapters: one on defending clients accused of offences against children, and one on forensic social work, focusing on issues surrounding forensic interviewing protocols, child development, child memory, child trauma, and how crown, defence counsel, and judges can be more effective in their respective roles when dealing with child witnesses.