Handbook on Child Witnesses : Improving Psychological Science and Legal Practice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodman, Gail S.

Series:

American Psychology-Law Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saywitz, Karen J., 1957-2018.

Child witnesses.

Child sexual abuse.

Local Subjects:

Saywitz, Karen J., 1957-2018.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (440 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D. C. : American Psychological Association, 2026.

Summary:

This comprehensive text describes the science and practice of child forensic interviewing, with an emphasis on child abuse cases.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Contributors

Series Foreword

Chapter 1 Child Witness Research: Introduction

Part I Basic Research and Application

Chapter 2 Children's Mental Health and Childhood Adversity

Chapter 3 Children's Memory and Suggestibility for Abuse-Related Events

Chapter 4 Adults' Memory for Childhood Maltreatment and Childhood Trauma

Chapter 5 Children's Memory for Repeated Events in Child Maltreatment Investigations

Chapter 6 Initial Denial of Child Sexual Abuse: Reluctance or Suggestibility

Chapter 7 The Development and Correction of Children's False Memories

Part II Improving Children's Reports

Chapter 8 The Developmental Narrative Elaboration Interview: A Toolbox Approach for Interviewing Young Children

Chapter 9 Supportively Questioning Children About Suspected Abuse

Chapter 10 Research on the Use of Ground Rules in Interviews With Children

Chapter 11 What We Know and Don't Know About Eliciting Disclosures From and Interviewing Adolescent Victims and Witnesses

Chapter 12 Rapport and Social Support in Children's Forensic Interviews

Chapter 13 Mechanisms of Denial: Children's Deception and Secrecy

Chapter 14 Child Victims and Witnesses With Autism: Interactions With the Legal System

Part III Perceptions of Children in Court

Chapter 15 Children's Competency and the Effects of Direct- and Cross-Examination on Children's Accuracy and Productivity

Chapter 16 Mock Jurors' Perceptions of Child Sexual Abuse Victims: A Review

Part IV Emotional Reactions and Court Preparation Programs

Chapter 17 Children's Interactions With the Legal System

Chapter 18 Children's Advocacy Centers and Kids in Court Preparation Programs

Index

About the Editors.

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ISBN:

1-4338-4338-2

OCLC:

1591748821