Witness resources

o   Finlay & Cromwell, Witness preparation manual, 2nd ed. (Aurora: Canada Law Book, 1999)

o   Finlay et al., Witness preparation: a practical guide (The Cartwright Group, 2010)

o   * Levy, E., Examination of Witnesses in Criminal Cases, 5th ed. (Toronto, Carswell, 2004)

o   * Mewett & Sankoff, Witnesses (Toronto: Carswell, looseleaf) (2 volumes)

o   Sankoff, P., Portable guide to witnesses (Toronto: Carswell, 2006)

 

o   Ellison, L., Adversarial Process and the Vulnerable Witness (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001)

o   Hamlyn et al., Are special measures working?: evidence from surveys of vulnerable and intimidated witnesses (London: Home Office, 2004)

o   Heaton-Armstrong, A., Witness testimony: psychological, investigative and evidential perspectives (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006)

o   Roberts, D., A client's guide to litigation: understanding the litigation process (Vancouver: Pilot House, 2005)

o   Spencer & Flinn, The evidence of Children: the law and psychology (London: Blackstone, 1993)

 

o   Loftus & Doyle, Eyewitness testimony: civil and criminal, 3rd ed. (Virginia: Lexis, 1997)

o   Starr, V., Witness preparation (New York: Aspen, 1998)

 

Canadian Bar Association: Being a Witness

http://www.cba.org/BC/public_media/criminal/216.aspx   

 

British Columbia. Ministry of Attorney General. Your Voice in Criminal Court

http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/victim_services/publications/court/brochure_adultcourt.pdf   

 

Using Special Accommodations and Testimonial Aids to Facilitate the Testimony of Children (London: Centre for Children & Families in the Justice System, 2007)