Discussions about child witness interviews during Australian trials of child sexual abuse

被引：2

作者：

Pichler, Anne Sophie ^{[1
]}

Powell, Martine ^{[1
]}

Sharman, Stefanie J. ^{[1
]}

Westera, Nina ^{[2
]}

Goodman-Delahunty, Jane ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Deakin Univ, Sch Psychol, Geelong, Vic, Australia

[2] Griffith Univ, Griffith Criminol Inst, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[3] Charles Sturt Univ, Fac Business Justice & Behav Sci, Sydney, NSW, Australia

来源：

POLICE PRACTICE AND RESEARCH | 2021年 / 22卷 / 01期

关键词：

Child witness interviewing; child sexual abuse; child sexual abuse trials; Australia; ALLEGED VICTIMS; TESTIMONY; PROSECUTORS; PERCEPTIONS; STATEMENTS; POLICE;

D O I：

10.1080/15614263.2019.1689133

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律];

学科分类号：

0301 ;

摘要：

In many jurisdictions, child witness interviews are pre-recorded and played in court as complainants' evidence-in-chief in cases of child sexual abuse (CSA). The present study examined whether and how legal professionals discuss child witness interviews in the course of CSA trials. The trial transcripts of a sample of 85 child sexual abuse complainants (aged 6-17 years; 19 males) from three Australian jurisdictions were examined. Thematic analysis of all discussions between legal professionals about the child witness interview was conducted. Interviews were discussed for the majority (95.3%) of complainants. Three themes were identified: (1) problems with using the interviews as evidence-in-chief, (2) legal issues around the admissibility of interview topics and judicial directions, and (3) trial planning including availability of interview transcripts for jurors and the loss of recorded interviews. These results highlight the potential downstream effects that child witness interviews can have in CSA trials.

引用

页码：938 / 952

页数：15

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