The young eyewitness : how well do children and adolescents describe and identify perpetrators?

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The young eyewitness : how well do children and adolescents describe and identify perpetrators?

Title remainder

how well do children and adolescents describe and identify perpetrators?

Statement of responsibility

Joanna Pozzulo

Creator

• Pozzulo, Joanna

Author

• Pozzulo, Joanna

Subject

• Forensic child psychology
• Child witnesses
• United States
• Forensic child psychology -- United States
• Child witnesses -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

"Every year, numerous crimes involving child eyewitnesses occur. In some cases, children are the only eyewitnesses, which makes their testimony especially critical for solving the cases. But how reliable is child eyewitness evidence? This book summarizes the research on how well children can describe an event and perpetrator, which is a recall task, and how well they can identify the perpetrator in person or in photographs, which is a recognition task. Joanna Pozzulo argues that although children may be less advanced in these skills than adults, they nonetheless can provide invaluable evidence. She interprets the research in light of developmental theories, and notes practical implications for forensic investigations. Interviewing techniques that facilitate accurate recall are presented, as are lineup techniques that facilitate accurate recognition. This book is an essential resource for all forensic investigators"-- Back cover

Cataloging source

DLC

Index

index present

LC call number

KF9673

LC item number

.P69 2016

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography