Legislative reforms, policies, protections and practices have been developed to facilitate children's participation in the courts. This course examines children's competencies and challenges as court witnesses; and the evolving roles of advocates, witness specialists and other justice system professionals who work with children.

Antirequisite(s): Childhood and Social Institutions 3394A/B, if taken in 2010-11 or 2011-12.

Prerequisite(s): Enrolment in the Diploma of Childhood in the Justice System or the Certificate of Childhood in the Justice System program, or third or fourth year any Childhood and Social Institutions module.

Extra Information: 3 seminar hours