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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139630503321

Titolo

Children's testimony : a handbook of psychological research and forensic practice / / edited by Michael E. Lamb ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : J. Wiley, 2011

ISBN

1-119-99615-5

1-283-17800-1

9786613178008

1-119-99849-2

1-119-99850-6

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (482 p.)

Collana

Wiley series in the psychology of crime, policing and law

Altri autori (Persone)

LambMichael E. <1953->

Disciplina

347/.066083

Soggetti

Child witnesses

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Developmentally sensitive interviewing for legal purposes / Lindsay C. Malloy ... [et al.] -- Setting realistic expectations : developmental characteristics, capacities, and limitations / Michael E. Lamb, Lindsay C. Malloy, and David J. La Rooy -- The development of memory in childhood / David J. La Rooy, Lindsay C. Malloy, and Michael E. Lamb -- Assessing the competency of child witnesses : best practice informed by psychology and law / Thomas D. Lyon -- Planning the interview / Kevin Smith and Rebecca Milne -- Rapport-building in investigative interviews of children / Irit Hershkowitz -- Practice narratives / Kim P. Roberts ... [et al.] -- Investigating substantive issues / Yael Orbach and Margaret-Ellen Pipe -- Reviewing the case (post-interview) / Trond Myklebust and Gavin E. Oxburgh -- Managing children's emotional and clinical needs / Kathryn Kuehnle and Mary Connell -- Training forensic interviewers / Heather Stewart, Carmit Katz and David J. La Rooy -- The use of supplementary techniques in forensic interviews with children / Deirdre A. Brown -- Children with intellectual disabilities and developmental disorders / Lucy A. Henry, Caroline Bettenay and Daniel P. J. Carney -- Evidence and cross-examination / John R. Spencer -- Children's disclosure statements as evidence in the united states legal



system / John E. B. Myers -- Consequences of legal involvement on child victims of maltreatment / Jodi A. Quas and Mariya Sumaroka -- Expert testimony / Bryan Tully -- Relationship between research and practice / Graham M. Davies and Lindsay C. Malloy -- Child protection considerations in the united states / Richard J. Gelles and Rebecca Brigham -- Facilitating effective participation by children in the legal system / Lindsay C. Malloy , David J. La Rooy and Michael E. Lamb.

Sommario/riassunto

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 workersExplores a range of issues involved with children's testimony and their ability to provide reliable testimony about experienced or witnessed events, including abuseAvoids jarg