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Manual on Taking the Sworn
Statement of Children
A child witness is not a miniature adult witness. A child has
different needs and limitations based on his/her developmental
stage. Valuable evidence can be obtained only by a well-trained
interviewer. This manual provides key questions and approaches
in taking a child’s sworn statement which was completed after a
series of consultations with a team of experts composed of
judges, child rights’ lawyers, law enforcers, and child
protection specialists.
Officially endorsed by the Philippine Judicial Academy,
Commission on Human rights, Department of Justice, Philippine
National Police, and National Bureau of Investigation
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