Children: As Witnesses

Sylvia Patrice Perry; Catherine York; Stephanie D Block; Hannah M Johnson; Bette L. Bottoms

Children: As Witnesses

Sylvia Patrice Perry, Catherine York, Stephanie D Block, Hannah M Johnson, Bette L. Bottoms

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Abstract

Child witness accuracy is of great concern to psychologists, legal and social service authorities, attorneys, judges, and society as a whole. In this article, we summarize scientific research on children's eyewitness testimony, including child factors, social circumstances, and interview characteristics that affect children's memory and suggestibility; interview techniques that encourage accurate eyewitness reports; courtroom accommodations to reduce stress and increase accuracy for child witnesses; jurors' reactions to children's testimony; and future directions in child witness research.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Wiley Encyclopedia of Forensic Science
Editors	Allan Jamieson, Andre Moenssens
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
Edition	2
State	Published - 2013

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