{"product_id":"child-witnesses-in-twentieth-century-robyn-blewer-9783030697907","title":"Child Witnesses in Twentieth Century Australian Courtrooms","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book considers the law, policy and procedure for child witnesses in Australian criminal courts across the twentieth century. It uses the stories and experiences of over 200 children, in many cases using their own words from press reports, to highlight how the relevant law was - or was not - applied throughout this period. The law was sympathetic to the plight of child witnesses and exhibited a significant degree of pragmatism to receive the evidence of children but was equally fearful of innocent men being wrongly convicted. The book highlights the impact 'safeguards' like corroboration and closed court rules had on the outcome of many cases and the extent to which fear - of children, of lies (or the truth) and of reform - influenced the criminal justice process. Over a century of children giving evidence in court it is  clear that the more things changed, the more they stayed the same'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robyn Blewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3030697908\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783030697907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 261\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.83w x 0.69d","brand":"Robyn Blewer","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43993632080127,"sku":"9783030697907","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e58173fa-346a-45e8-847e-8c6836ceb8c5.jpg?v=1683325421","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/child-witnesses-in-twentieth-century-robyn-blewer-9783030697907","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}