Children's testimony : a handbook of psychological research and forensic practice
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Children's testimony : a handbook of psychological research and forensic practice
（Wiley series in the psychology of crime, policing and law / Graham Davies and Clive R. Hollin, series editors）
J. Wiley, c2002
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Children's Testimony offers a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of issues relating to children's evidence. Starting with psychological underpinnings and child protection considerations, the reader is taken through a clearly structured and timely collection of chapters from internationally renowned contributors. Pointers for practitioners are clearly highlighted throughout and a unique, jargon-free glossary of psychological terms encountered in child witness research is included making this a highly practical text. An accessible review of existing knowledge and preview of new and recent developments in psychological research and forensic practice. An outstanding group of international contributors Offers a broad scope that considers all the key areas of research and practice
Table of Contents
- About the Editors About the Contributors Foreword Preface PART I UNDERPINNINGS Developmental Underpinnings of Children's Testimony - K J Saywitz
- Cognitive Underpinnings of Children's Testimony - L Baker-Ward and P A Ornstein
- Child Protection Concerns when Questioning Children - M Page and G Precey
- Review of Part I
- PART II MEMORY AND INTERVIEWING The Development of Autobiographical Memory - R Fivush
- Childrens' Memories for Repeated Events - M Powell and D Thomson
- Children's Source Monitoring - D S Lindsay
- The Construction of False Events in Memory - K Pezdek and T Hinz
- Children's Suggestibility Research: Implications for the Courtroom and the Forensic Interview - S J Ceci et al
- The Effects of Forensic Interview Practices on the Quality of Information provided by Alleged Victims of Child Abuse - M E Lamb et al
- How and Why do Children respond to Nonsensical Questions? - A Waterman and M Blades
- Enhancing Children's Accounts: How useful are Non-Verbal Techniques? - M-E Pipe et al
- Deception in Children: A Literature Review and Implications for Children's Testimony - A Vrij
- Review of Part II
- PART III COURT ISSUES Innovative Procedures for Child Witnesses - J Cashmore
- New Measure and New Challenges: Children's Experiences of the Court Process - A Wade
- A German Perspective on Children's Testimony - G Ko hnken
- Child Witnesses and the Oath - T D Lyon
- Child Witnesses' Experiences Post Court: Effects of Legal Involvement - R S Edelstein et al
- Persuading and Controlling: The Theory of Cross-Examination in Relation to Children - E Henderson
- What do Judges know about Young Witnesses? - J Plotnikoff and R Woolfson
- Young Witnesses: Still No Justice - B Esam
- Review of Part III
- PART IV ALTERNATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON CHILDREN'S TESTIMONY Methodological Issues in the Study of Children's Testimony - B Clifford
- A Sociological Approach to Child Witness Research - C Wattam
- Remembering the Point: A Feminist Perspective on Children's Evidence - L Kelly
- Epilogue
- Review of Part IV
- Glossary
- Index
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