Free e-book. Available in both English and French.

Across this large and diverse country, a variety of people support children and teens as they wait for the resolution of a criminal case and perhaps when they are called to testify in court.  In most urban areas, court-based victim services assist crime victims to understand and play a role in criminal prosecutions.  Where no court-based victim service is available, as in some remote or rural areas, pre-court support can be provided by police officers, school teachers, counsellors, child protection workers, shelter staff, or maybe parents.  This guide is a convenient overview of essential information needed to support a testifying child.  It could also be a training tool for people entering the victim-support field or for victim-support workers who have historically worked with adults.  The Centre is grateful for funding from the Department of Justice to support the development and distribution of this resource across Canada, in both English and French.

http://www.lfcc.on.ca/Helping_a_child_testify.html

This resource has been added to the Criminal Justice/Courts section of our Resource Center.