| Description |
xiii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Wiley series in the psychology of crime, policing and law |
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Wiley series in psychology of crime, policing, and law.
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| Contents |
1. The Effects of Age and Intelligence on Eyewitnessing Ability / Helen Dent -- 2. Why Knowing a Child's Age is Not Enough: Influences of Cognitive, Social, and Emotional Factors on Children's Testimony / Gail S. Goodman and Beth M. Schwartz-Kenney -- 3. Social Support and Children's Eyewitness Testimony / Stephen Moston -- 4. Children as Witnesses in Sexual Abuse Cases: Investigative Interview and Assessment Techniques / Max Steller and Tascha Boychuck -- 5. The Perceived Credibility of Child Eyewitnesses / Elizabeth Luus and Gary L. Wells -- 6. Opinions Held by Professionals Who Work with Child Witnesses / John C. Brigham and Stacy A. Spier -- 7. Reforming the Law on Children's Evidence in England: The Pigot Committee and After / J. R. Spencer -- 8. The Child Witness in Scotland / Gordon Nicholson and Kathleen Murray -- 9. Legal Reforms on Behalf of Child Witnesses: Recent Developments in the American Courts / Debra Whitcomb |
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10. Children in the Witness-Box / Rhona Flin, Ray Bull, Julian Boon and Anne Knox -- 11. Empowering Child Witnesses for Sexual Abuse Prosecution / Louise Dezwirek-Sas -- 12. The Court Prep Group: A Vital Part of the Court Process / Kathryn Sisterman Keeney, Ethel Amacher and Julie Kastanakis -- 13. Videotechnology and the Child Witness / Graham Davies and Helen Westcott -- 14. The Further Training of Professionals Dealing with Child Witnesses / Jan Aldridge |
| Summary |
"In the last decade the topic of children as witnesses has developed from a minority interest studied by a handful of psychologists and lawyers to a subject which now generates international media coverage. This book is therefore timely in that it offers the busy professional the latest and most useful developments in child witness research and practice. A range of techniques is described, from prior preparation through courtroom visits and explanatory leaflets to the use of videotechnology in the form of live video links and pre-recorded televised interviews. The international team of authors has given each chapter a clear, applied focus and the relevant legal context is provided by specialists who have written easily digestible summaries of the legal status of children's evidence in the countries represented - USA, Canada, Germany, England and Scotland." "Children as Witnesses will prove an invaluable guide not only for psychologists working in this area but also for all those concerned with crime detection and prevention, policing and the judicial process."--BOOK JACKET |
| Analysis |
Kind Augenzeuge |
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Kind Zeuge |
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Kind Zeuge Glaubwürdigkeit |
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Kind Zeugenaussage |
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Law courts Evidence By Children |
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Law courts Evidence By Children |
| Notes |
First published 1992 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Child witnesses.
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Evidence (Law)
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| Author |
Dent, Helen.
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Flin, Rhona H.
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| LC no. |
91036318 |
| ISBN |
0471933236 |
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