Ollie: Hi, Sarah. What are you doing?
Sarah: Hi, Ollie. I'm building a police station.
Ollie: What's a police station?
Sarah: Well, if somebody does something and they are breaking an important rule, you can go to a police station and tell the police person about it.
The police can make a video recording of you talking about what happened, and they can do what's called an investigation. That means looking for more information and talking to other people to find out more.
Ollie: What's that one?
Sarah: That's a court.
Ollie: What’s a court?
Sarah: People go there to tell a judge or magistrate what they told the police.
Ollie: What's a judge?
Sarah: Judges and magistrates work in courts.They are like the principal of a school. They make sure everyone follows the rules. They listen to what everyone has to say, and then they decide what should happen next.
There are also people called lawyers who ask questions to help the judge or magistrate understand what has happened.
Ollie: Have you ever been to a court?
Sarah: Kids don't usually go into the court. That's for grown ups.
Kids go to a different building and talk to the judge on a screen. So I didn't go into the court, but I did tell a judge about something that happened once.
I went to a building with special rooms where you could talk to people in the court through a screen.
It was just like making a video phone call.
Ollie: What did the room look like?
Sarah: The room I was in had a picture of a platypus on the wall. There was a table chairs, a screen, like a TV and a camera. I could see the judge and the lawyers on the screen, but I couldn't see anyone else in the court.
The judge was nice. She asked me about school and she was happy that I was there to tell her what I knew.
I helped her to understand what happened.
Ollie: Was there someone to help you?
Sarah: Yes. Chelsea from the Child and Youth Witness Service helped me. She told me what was going to happen in court, who I would see, where I would be, and answered all my questions.
We played some games, did some colouring in. She made me feel safe.
Chelsea was with me when I talked to the judge and lawyers in court.
Ollie: What else did Chelsea tell you?
Sarah: She told me that I wouldn't get in trouble if I forgot something or if I didn't know the answer. She said it was okay for me to say I can't remember or I don't know.
That made me feel better.
Chelsea told me I just had to explain what happened as I remembered it. She showed me some things I could do if I felt worried or sad.
She showed me how to breathe in through my nose and out through my mouth really slowly. And that helped. And I had squeezy toys to play with. And a toy puppy.
Ollie: What are you going to build next?
Sarah: I don't know. Any ideas?
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