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Unveiling Child Sexual Abuse through Participatory Action Research

Issue: 
Vol. 64: 1

There have been few studies of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA). Many of them

are based on young adult recall and are generally approached from a bio

psychosocial perspective. This has resulted in children’s participation (CP)

in CSA prevention initiatives being left largely unexplored. To explore the

viability of CP within these initiatives this study adopted a unique and

holistic participatory action research approach with children in South

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Journal Authors: 
Candice Wallace-Henry
Journal Sections: 
Main Articles
Keywords: 
Child Sexual Abuse
Child participation
Participatory Action Research
South Africa
Child Protection
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago

A Situational Analysis of the Participation of Child Witnesses in Jamaica's Justice Sector—Opportunities Emerging from the Pandemic Response

Issue: 
Vol 71: 3&4

 
Through legislation and support services, Jamaica’s justice system has
attempted to facilitate children’s participation as witnesses by making rights-friendly
modifications to pre-trial and trial processes. Nonetheless, the overall framework for
the engagement of child participants in the justice sector has remained grounded in a
welfare model, with key gaps in the fulfilment of child witnesses’ participation rights.
The COVID-19 pandemic brought significant adjustments to court processes,

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Journal Authors: 
Tania Chambers
Journal Sections: 
Main Articles
Keywords: 
Child participation
child witnesses
Jamaica
justice system
technology in court
therapeutic jurisprudence
virtual hearings
witness participation
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