Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; About the authors; Preface; 1 Implementation of the Memorandum: an overview; 2 The Memorandum: a social services perspective; 3 The Memorandum: the police view; 4 The Memorandum and the guardian ad litem: whose rights, needs and interests?; 5 No easy answers: children's perspectives on investigative interviews; 6 The Memorandum and disabled children; 7 Black children and the Memorandum; 8 The Memorandum: an international perspective; 9 The investigation of organised abuse: considering alternatives
10 Next steps after the Memorandum: preparing children for court11 Dilemmas and opportunities in training around the Memorandum; 12 The Memorandum: quest for the impossible?; 13 The Memorandum: considering a conundrum; Index
Summary
First published in 1997, this volume provides an accessible yet comprehensive update on the Government's Memorandum of Good Practice on Video Recorded Interviews with Child Witnesses for Criminal Proceedings. A wide range of authors with direct experience of the Memorandum provide both an introduction to its development and a contemporary critique of its implementation. This is a unique volume offering a multi-disciplinary assessment of policy, practice and research issues concerning the Memorandum, its role and implementation. It is invaluable reading for all professionals working with children in the fields of child protection and criminal justice
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Originally published 1997 by Ashgate Publishing
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 21, 2019)
