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Author Ceci, Stephen J.

Title Jeopardy in the courtroom : a scientific analysis of children's testimony / Stephen J. Ceci and Maggie Bruck.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [1995]
©1995

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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  347.73 C388J    Check Shelf
Edition lst edition.
Description xv, 336 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-326) and indexes.
Contents Introduction -- Children as witnesses : seven case descriptions -- Assessing the scope and characteristics of child sexual abuse -- Defining memory and suggestibility -- Legal and behavioral approaches to children's suggestibility : 1900-1985 -- The recent past : changes in legal and behavioral approaches -- The architecture of interviews with children -- The role of interviewer bias -- The effects of repeated questioning -- Stereotype induction : a suggestive
interviewintg technique -- Other suggestive interviewing techniques -- The pros and (mostly) cons of using anatomically detailed dolls -- The evidence for delayed recall of childhood sexual abuse -- The role of suggestion in delayed recall of child sexual abuse -- Age differences in the reliability of reports -- Mechanisms that may account for age differences in suggestibility -- Ethical and professional issues -- In conclusion.
Subject Child witnesses -- United States.
Child sexual abuse -- Investigation -- United States.
Added Author Bruck, Maggie.
ISBN 1557982821 alkaline paper
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