The evidence of young children:establishing the truth in South African courts

dc.contributor.author	Songca, Rushiella
dc.contributor.author	Jolandi, Le Roux
dc.date.accessioned	2019-02-12T13:16:31Z
dc.date.available	2019-02-12T13:16:31Z
dc.date.issued	2004
dc.identifier.citation	Songca R & Le Roux J 2004" The evidence of young children: establishing the truth in South African criminal courts" SACJ 17 310-324	en
dc.identifier.issn	1011 8627
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/25261
dc.description.abstract	This article critically addresses the manner in which accurate information from child witnesses is obtained in criminal proceedings. Although establishing the truth is a primary objective in criminal proceedings, young children are often excluded from the criminal justice system by being characterised as unreliable witnesses. The cognitive development of young children is explained and the article emphasises the crucial need for the proper training of judicial officers in the various developmental changes in the cognitive development of young children.	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Juta	en
dc.subject	children's evidence, unsworn child witness testimony, children's cognitive development	en
dc.title	The evidence of young children:establishing the truth in South African courts	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.description.department	School of Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Studies	en