RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Competency to Be a Witness: A Major Child Forensic Issue
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 311
OP 321
VO 14
IS 4
A1 Quinn, Kathleen M.
YR 1986
UL http://jaapl.org/content/14/4/311.abstract
AB Competency of a child witness is a changing area of case law and forensic psychiatry practice. This article summarizes the basic legal and clinical aspects of determination of competency of the child witness to testify. Guidelines for such forensic examinations are detailed. Case examples are described that highlight major clinical issues in these examinations.