Children and Justice

Description

Interpreter-mediated child interviews, by their nature, involve communication with vulnerable interviewees who need extra support for three main reasons their age under 18, language and procedural status victim, witness or suspect. brbrThe CO-Minor-INQUEST research project JUST2011JPENAG2961; January 2013 December 2014 studied the interactional dynamics of interpreter-mediated child interviews during the pre-trial phase of criminal proceedings. The project aimed to provide guidance in implementing the 201229EU Directive establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime. brbrThis book sets out the key findings from a survey conducted in the project partners countries Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK targeting the different professional groups involved in child interviewing. Both the quantitative and qualitative analysis of the respondents answers is discussed in detail. brbrThe book also provides hands-on chapters, addressing concrete cases of children involved in criminal procedures who required the assistance of an interpreter to ensure their rights were fully protected. brFinally, a set of recommendations is offered to professionals working in this area. brbrbr