The second edition of Children's Testimony is a fully up-to-date resource for practitioners and researchers working in forensic contexts and concerned with children's ability to provide reliable testimony about abuse.

Written for both practitioners and researchers working in forensic contexts, including investigative interviewers, police officers, lawyers, judges, expert witnesses, and social workers
Explores a range of issues involved with children's testimony and their ability to provide reliable testimony about experienced or witnessed events, including abuse
Avoids jargon and highly technical language
Includes a comprehensive range of contributions from an international group of practitioners and researchers to ensure topicality and relevance

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Information

Publisher

Wiley

Year

2011

ISBN

9781119996156

Edition

Topic

Psychology

Subtopic

Forensic Psychology

Index

Psychology

Cover
Wiley Series in The Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law
Title Page
Copyright
Contributors
Series Preface
Acknowledgements
1: Developmentally Sensitive Interviewing for Legal Purposes
2: Setting Realistic Expectations: Developmental Characteristics, Capacities and Limitations
3: The Development of Memory in Childhood
4: Assessing the Competency of Child Witnesses: Best Practice Informed by Psychology and Law
5: Planning the Interview
6: Rapport Building in Investigative Interviews of Children
7: Practice Narratives
8: Investigating Substantive Issues
9: Reviewing the Case (Post-interview)
10: Managing Children's Emotional and Clinical Needs
11: Training Forensic Interviewers
12: The Use of Supplementary Techniques in Forensic Interviews with Children
13: Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disorders
14: Evidence and Cross-Examination
15: Children's Disclosure Statements as Evidence in the United States Legal System
16: Consequences of Legal Involvement on Child Victims of Maltreatment
17: Expert Testimony
18: Relationship between Research and Practice
19: Child Protection Considerations in the United States
20: Facilitating Effective Participation by Children in the Legal System
APPENDIX: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Protocol: Interview Guide
Index