Are children reliable witnesses?

This book explores practices and influences that can increase or decrease the accuracy of childrens testimonies. If a child falls victim to a crime, or becomes witness to it, they may well be questioned by the police. Perhaps even tasked with selecting a suspect from a line-up. But how reliable can...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cotterill, Ben F. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2022]
Series:Palgrave pivot.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (viii, 163 pages).
Subjects:
Child witnesses.
Memory in children.
Child psychology.
Online Access:SpringerLink - Click here for access
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The witch hunts
  • An introduction to suggestibility
  • Memory mechanisms and developmental factors of suggestibility
  • True cases of child eyewitnesses
  • Children's describing and identifying capabilities
  • External factors of suggestibility
  • Individual differences relating to suggestibility
  • Juror perceptions
  • Conclusion.

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