Memory and suggestibility in the forensic interview / edited by Mitchell L. Eisen, Jodi A. Quas, Gail S. Goodman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eisen, Mitchell.

Quas, Jodi A.

Goodman, Gail S.

Series:

LEA series in personality and clinical psychology.

The LEA series in personality and clinical psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Criminal investigation.

Interviewing in law enforcement.

Physical Description:

xiii, 481 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Mahwah, N.J. : L. Erlbaum Associates, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Memories are the ultimate foundation of testimony in legal settings ranging from criminal trials to divorce mediations and custody hearings. Yet the last decade has seen mounting evidence of various ways in which the accuracy of memories can be distorted on the one hand and enhanced on the other. This book offers a long-awaited comprehensive and balanced overview of what we now understand about children's and adults' eyewitness capabilities--and of the important practical and theoretical implications of this new understanding. The authors, leading clinicians and behavioral scientists with diverse training experiences and points of view, provide insight into the social, cognitive, developmental, and legal factors that affect the accuracy and quality of information obtained in forensic interviews. Armed with the knowledge these chapters convey, practitioners in psychology, psychiatry, social work, criminology, law, and other relevant fields will be better informed about the strengths and limitations of witnesses' accounts; researchers will be better poised to design powerful new studies. Memory and Suggestibility in the Forensic Interview will be a crucial resource for anyone involved in elucidating, interpreting, and reporting the memories of others.

Contents:

part I GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND BASIC PROCESSES

chapter 1 Processes Affecting Accuracy and Distortion in Memory: An Overview / Henry L. Roediger

chapter 2 The Development of Memory: Toward an Understanding of Children’s Testimony / Peter A. Ornstein

chapter 3 False Childhood Memories and Eyewitness Memory Errors / Ira E. Hyman, Jr., and Elizabeth F. Loftus

chapter 4 Coming to Grips With Children’s Suggestibility / Karen J. Saywitz

chapter 5 Face Identification: Basic Processes and Developmental Changes / John C. Brigham

part II STRESS, TRAUMA, AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

chapter 6 Stress, Trauma, and Memory / Elisabeth Engelberg

chapter 7 Memory for Traumatic Events in Children and Adults / Kathy Pezdek

chapter 8 Sources of Fantastic Elements in Allegations of Abuse by Adults and Children / Constance J. Dalenberg

chapter 9 Individual Differences in Adults’ Suggestibility and Memory Performance / Mitchell L. Eisen

chapter 10 What Children Bring to the Interview Context: Individual Differences in Children’s Event Reports / Margaret-Ellen Pipe

part III ADULTS IN THE FORENSIC INTERVIEW CONTEXT

chapter 11 The Cognitive Interview Method to Enhance Eyewitness Recall / Eyewitness Recall Ronald P. Fisher, Kendra H. Brennan, and Michelle R. McCauley

chapter 12 Hypnosis and Memory: Implications for the Courtroom and Psychotherapy / Steven Jay Lynn

chapter 13 Interrogative Suggestibility and “Memory Work” / Katharine Krause Shobe

part IV CHILDREN IN THE FORENSIC INTERVIEW CONTEXT

chapter 14 Questions and Answers: The Credibility of Child Witnesses in the Context of Specific Questioning Techniques / Robyn Fivush

chapter 15 Children’s Suggestibility in the Forensic Context / Debra Ann Poole

chapter 16 The Utility of Anatomical Dolls and Drawings in Child Forensic Interviews / Mark D. Everson

chapter 17 Using a Structured Interview Protocol to Improve the Quality of Investigative Interviews / Kathleen J. Sternberg

chapter 18 The Effects of Social Support on the Accuracy of Children’s Reports: Implications for the Forensic Interview / Suzanne L. Davis.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-135-67509-0

1-135-67510-4

1-138-00316-6

9786612374159

1-4106-0225-7

1-282-37415-X

9781410602251

OCLC:

936901634