This film was produced in the hope it will inspire viewers to find ways to make the courtroom environment less intimidating to children so they can participate more effectively in search for truth.

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Designed to be used as a self-contained educational resource for judicial and legal education, When Children Are Witnesses can also be a stimulus for discussion and workshops for judges, attorneys, court personnel, law enforcement and mental health professionals--anyone touching the lives of children who enter the justice system.

This film was produced in the hope it will inspire viewers to find ways to make the courtroom environment less intimidating to children so they can participate more effectively in search for truth. In order to stimulate thought and discussion about the issues raised when children are witnesses, the film focuses on relevant portions of a criminal court trial involving two child witnesses alleged to have been sexually abused.

48-minute DVD

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