NCJ Number
102188
Date Published
1985
Length
36 pages
Annotation
This book for elementary school children explains the importance of children telling trusted adults when someone has done something bad to them or they have observed someone hurting another person. The personnel and procedures involved in criminal case processing are explained.
Abstract
An emphasis throughout the book is on telling trusted adults the complete truth about a child's experience or observation of anything harmful any person does to another. The explanation of criminal case processing is in simple language and focuses on the roles of various criminal justice personnel, including the police officer, prosecutor, defense attorney, judge, bailiff, and court reporter. The nature and role of the jury are also described. The procedures described include the preliminary hearing and the trial. The meaning of being a witness and testifying is explained as are the concepts of 'guilty' and 'not guilty.' Full-page drawings suitable for coloring illustrate each narrative description.