… In this article, we review the legal context and the research relevant to the evaluation of
child witnesses for their potential confrontation by criminal defendants. …

… A review of social scientific evidence regarding the dynamics of … We propose that
criminal defendants forfeit their rights to cross-examine a child witness if they exploit a child’s …

… the trials, with the child's testimony presented either live in open … ratings concerning the
child witness and the defendant, and … We then turn to evaluation of children's testimony in the …

… how child witness demeanor at the moment of courtroom confrontation with the defendant …
and to inform their subsequent evaluations of witnesses' testimony. As Justice Antonin Scalia …

… the jury to evaluate the witness' testimony by observing his … defendant while questioning the
child witness. This forces the … the confrontation clause will result in the defeat of child witness …

… pursue justice in cases involving child witnesses. Before turning to our review, we should note
… guarantees defendants the right to confront witnesses against them. Insofar as videotaped …

… issues that scientists confront when studying children’s reactions to … We then review studies
of attitudinal and emotional … system for child victims, for criminal defendants, and for justice. …

… confrontation as an alternative to exclusion of the testimony or broadly denying defendants
the right to confront child witnesses… the defendant and provides the jury a basis for evaluation, …

… child witnesses from the trauma of testifying in a child abuse … permits a child witness to testify
at trial against a defendant in … These are factors which may be evaluated on an individual …

… child witness is actually available to testify,' the same logic may support the conclusion that
any arguable right the accused may have to physically confront the child witness … ry Review …