Judicial warning?

Question

I'm a psychology student, this isn't my area... Could someone please explain what this is and why it would be used with child eyewitnesses? Thank you loads :)

I'm sorry if this is vague but I know little about the area but in this study the verdicts were compared when participants were given judicial warning and when they weren't when they heard testimony of a 7 yr old girl...

Answer 1

It is guidance from the judge to a jury. ie disregard the evidence of a particular witness or take into consideration certain other facts etc.

Answer 2

the authority of a judge to accept as facts certain matters which are of common knowledge from sources which guarantee accuracy or are a matter of official record, without the need for evidence establishing the fact. Examples of matters given judicial notice are public and court records, tides, times of sunset and sunrise, government rainfall and temperature records, known historic events or the fact that ice melts in the sun.

The court may take notice that a child of a specific age may or may not know the difference between a lie and the truth - Example children believe in Santa Clause,

I believe you wanted Judicial Notice -

Answer 3

a police caution,used for less serious offences and in particular to save achild witness going through the painful process of giving evidence in court,particularly if they are too young to understand the meaning of the oath.