Are Children Reliable Witnesses?

Inbunden, Engelska, 2022

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"If a child falls victim to a crime, or becomes witness to it, they may well be questioned by the police. Memory mechanisms and general developmental factors behind the capability of child witnesses are outlined, demonstrating their ability to describe or identify.

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Utgivningsdatum2022-09-23
Mått148 x 210 x 18 mm
Vikt362 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor163
FörlagSpringer International Publishing AG
ISBN9783031103810

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1 Introduction.- The Scope of Children in the Legal System.- An Introduction to the Book Chapters.- 2 The Witch Hunts.- The Salem Witch Trials.- Day Care Sexual Abuse Panic.- Conclusions.- Suggested Further Reading.- 3 An Introduction to Suggestibility.- Case Study.- Suggestibility.- Historic Views of Suggestibility.- Binet.- Modern Views of Suggestibility.- Source Monitoring.- Conclusions.- Suggested Further Reading.- 4 Memory Mechanisms and Developmental Factors of Suggestibility.- Memory.- Externally Driven and Internally Driven False Memories.- Case Study.- Henry Otgaar’s Argument.- Age-Related Differences in Memory.- Knowledge Differences.- Language Differences.- Theory of Mind.- Own-Age Bias.- Social Influences.- Other Influences.- Children’s Ability to Lie.- Conclusions.- Suggested Further Reading.- 5 True Cases of Child Eyewitnesses.- Nevis Nursery Case.- Devil’s Dyke Rape Case.- Case of Jimmy Guard.- Poland Abduction Case.- Kidnapping of Elizabeth Smart.- Murder of Courtney Smith.- Disappearance of Maria Ridulph.- Conclusions.- 6 Children’s Describing and Identifying Capabilities.- Are Children Capable Witnesses?.- Everyday Conversations with Children.- Children Answering Nonsensical Questions.- Forensically Relevant Conversations with Children.- Accuracy of Child Eyewitnesses at Describing.- Accuracy of Child Eyewitnesses at Identifying.- Conclusions.- Suggested Further Reading.- 7 External Factors of Suggestibility.- Question Types.- Question Repetition.- Delay and Repeated Interviews.- Interviewer Bias.- Stereotype Induction.- Interviewer Status.- Emotional Tone.- Current Interviewing Formats.- Case Study.- Case Study: Analysis.- Conclusions.- Suggested Further Reading.- 8 Individual Differences Relating to Suggestibility.- Interview Extract One—Child A.- Interview Extract Two—Child B.- Age.- Gender.- Socioeconomic Status.- Cognitive Factors.- Temperament.- Conclusions.- Suggested Further Reading.- 9 Juror Perceptions.- Case Study.- Case Study: Analysis.- Effects of Witness Age.- Effects of Interviewing Technique.- Effects of Witness Confidence and Shyness.- Juror Gender.- Juror Age.- Juror Personality.- Prosecution of Alleged Child Sexual Abuse.- Conclusions.- Suggested Further Reading.- 10 Conclusion.