Child Victims, Child Witnesses: Understanding And Improving Testimony - Hardcover

Goodman.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0898627893 ISBN 13: 9780898627893

Publisher: Guilford Press, 1993

Synopsis

This volume presents a collection of chapters by top researchers reporting the new child witness research being conducted today. In these chapters, the authors confront the major societal issues and questions that arise when children must give testimony: Do children have the cognitive capacity to recall accurately and report past events? How can knowledge of children's memory be applied to understanding children's testimony in forensic situations? Do socio-emotional or motivational factors influence the accuracy of children's reports? Are children likely to conceal or fabricate information about past events? Are there special interview techniques that might enhance the likelihood of obtaining accurate information from child witnesses? Can jurors accurately evaluate the testimony of child witnesses? Are jurors biased in ways that might preclude the fair adjudication of trials involving child witnesses? What is the emotional impact on child witnesses of involvement in legal proceedings? This book will be an invaluable reference to anyone concerned with children's testimony legal, mental health, social service, and medical professionals, students of psychology, social policy, or law, as well as practitioners and researchers.

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About the Author

Gail S. Goodman, Ph.D., is Professor of Psychology at the University of California at Davis. Her research and writings on children's testimony are nationally and internationally known and have been cited in U.S. Supreme Court decisions. A Fellow of the American Psychological Association, she has served as President of its Division of Child, Youth, and Family Services. Dr. Goodman has received numerous honors and awards including the Career Research Achievement Award of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.

Bette L. Bottoms, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She has conducted research on issues of psychological and legal interest including the reliability of children's memory and techniques for improving children's testimony. She was the recipient of a Pre-Doctoral Fellowship from the National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect, Department of Human Services, to study jurors' perceptions of children's testimony.

Edition details

• Publisher: Guilford Press
• Publication date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0898627893
• ISBN 13: 9780898627893
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 333