Child Witnesses in the Criminal Courts (SLI, Aug 2021)
Description
In this panel discussion, presented by OJEN's Toronto Local Committee for the Summer Law Institute 2021, we discuss how child witnesses are supported throughout a criminal case, from the early stages of the police investigation through to court preparation, giving testimony at trial, and at sentencing hearings.
Panelists include:
Maggie Brown, Assistant Crown Attorney (Toronto Downtown)
Royland Moriah, criminal defence counsel at MacGregor Moriah Horic LLP
Barb McIntyre, Program Manager for the Child Victim Witness Program at BOOST Child & Youth Advocacy Centre and leader in the BOOST Accredited Reliable K9 (BARK) Program and handler of a courthouse support dog.
For more information: http://www.ojen.ca
This event is free but made possible by a grant from the Law Foundation Ontario and donations from our community. If you’d like to help us continue our work, we accept donations through our Canada Helps page.
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