Robyn E. Holliday is an academic staff member in the School of Psychology, University of Leicester, UK. She conducts research on true and false memories in children, and forensic interviewing techniques for vulnerable witnesses. Tammy A. Marche is a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Her research speciality is memory in both theoretical and applied settings, including the issues of suggestibility, children's memory for pain and eyewitness memory.

• Introduction: The Importance of Child Witnesses Why Study Them? Are They Reliable? What do We Know of Infant and Childhood Memory Development?Theory and Processes in Memory Development: Infancy and Early Childhood; P.BauerFeats of Early Memory: Courtroom Tales of What Adults Claim to Remember About Early Childhood Events; M.HoweTheory and Processes in Memory Development: Childhood to Adolescence; J.Corbin, E.Wilhelms, V.Reyna and C.BrainerdChildren as Eyewitnesses: Historical Background and Factors Affecting Children's Eyewitness Testimony; T.Odegard and M.TogliaChildren's Memory for Emotionally Negative Experiences: An Eyewitness Memory Perspective; T.Marche and K.SalmonInvestigative Interviews of Children; D.Poole and J.DickinsonThe Law and Science of Children's Testimonial Competence; J.Klemfuss and S.CeciChild Eyewitness Person Descriptions and Lineup Identifications; J.PozzuloThe Psychology of the Missing: Missing and Abducted Children; J.Lampinen, C.Peters, V.Gier and L.SweeneyConclusions and Next Steps for Researchers and Practitioners; M.Lawler, D.Bederian-Gardner and G. Goodman.

"Using contemporary examples to illustrate the key concepts and concerns of children's ability to give accurate and reliable testimony, Holliday and Marche underscore the importance of understanding this complex issue. Drawing upon specially selected, leading experts, this book covers a uniquely wide range of perspectives making it a must for both students, and for the specialist researcher." - Dr Charlotte Coleman, Forensic and Investigative Psychology Research Group, Sheffield Hallam University, UK "This book extensively covers many child forensic psychology issues, particularly relating to memory and eyewitness testimony, written by an impressive collection of authors. I enjoyed reading it!" - Penny Haney, Ph.D., Boston College, USA. "This book gathers together international contributions from key players in the field of the psychology of young persons. Collectively the chapters provide a state of the art portrayal of scientific knowledge of current issues in child psychology." - Dr Julian Boon, University of Leicester, UK