Children's Testimony: A HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND FORENSIC PRACTICE

Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd

Children's Testimony: A HANDBOOK OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND FORENSIC PRACTICE

Editor(s): Michael E. Lamb, David J. La Rooy, Lindsay C. Malloy, Carmit Katz

Published Online: 6 JUN 2011 07:52AM EST

Print ISBN: 9780470686775

Online ISBN: 9781119998495

DOI: 10.1002/9781119998495

Series Editor(s): Graham Davies, Ray Bull

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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 workers
  • Explores a range of issues involved with children's testimony and their ability to provide reliable testimony about experienced or witnessed events, including abuse
  • Avoids jargon and highly technical language
  • Includes a comprehensive range of contributions from an international group of practitioners and researchers to ensure topicality and relevance

Table of contents

    1. You have free access to this content
      Front Matter (pages i–xix)

    2. Chapter 1

      Developmentally Sensitive Interviewing for Legal Purposes (pages 1–13)

      Lindsay C. Malloy, David J. La Rooy, Michael E. Lamb and Carmit Katz

    3. Chapter 2

      Setting Realistic Expectations: Developmental Characteristics, Capacities and Limitations (pages 15–48)

      Michael E. Lamb, Lindsay C. Malloy and David J. La Rooy

    4. Chapter 3

      The Development of Memory in Childhood (pages 49–68)

      David J. La Rooy, Lindsay C. Malloy and Michael E. Lamb

    5. Chapter 4

      Assessing the Competency of Child Witnesses: Best Practice Informed by Psychology and Law (pages 69–85)

      Thomas D. Lyon

    6. Chapter 5

      Planning the Interview (pages 87–107)

      Kevin Smith and Rebecca Milne

    7. Chapter 6

      Rapport Building in Investigative Interviews of Children (pages 109–128)

      Irit Hershkowitz

    8. Chapter 7

      Practice Narratives (pages 129–145)

      Kim P. Roberts, Sonja P. Brubacher, Martine B. Powell and Heather L. Price

    9. Chapter 8

      Investigating Substantive Issues (pages 147–164)

      Yael Orbach and Margaret-Ellen Pipe

    10. Chapter 9

      Reviewing the Case (Post-Interview) (pages 165–177)

      Trond Myklebust and Gavin E. Oxburgh

    11. Chapter 10

      Managing Children's Emotional and Clinical Needs (pages 179–198)

      Kathryn Kuehnle and Mary Connell

    12. Chapter 11

      Training Forensic Interviewers (pages 199–216)

      Heather Stewart, Carmit Katz and David J. La Rooy

    13. Chapter 12

      The Use of Supplementary Techniques in Forensic Interviews with Children (pages 217–249)

      Deirdre A. Brown

    14. Chapter 13

      Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disorders (pages 251–283)

      Lucy A. Henry, Caroline Bettenay and Daniel P. J. Carney

    15. Chapter 14

      Evidence and Cross-Examination (pages 285–307)

      John R. Spencer

    16. Chapter 15

      Children's Disclosure Statements as Evidence in the United States Legal System (pages 309–322)

      John E. B. Myers

    17. Chapter 16

      Consequences of Legal Involvement on Child Victims of Maltreatment (pages 323–350)

      Jodi A. Quas and Mariya Sumaroka

    18. Chapter 17

      Expert Testimony (pages 351–370)

      Bryan Tully

    19. Chapter 18

      Relationship Between Research and Practice (pages 371–401)

      Graham M. Davies and Lindsay C. Malloy

    20. Chapter 19

      Child Protection Considerations in the United States (pages 403–421)

      Richard J. Gelles and Rebecca Brigham

    21. Chapter 20

      Facilitating Effective Participation by Children in the Legal System (pages 423–429)

      Lindsay C. Malloy, David J. La Rooy and Michael E. Lamb

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      Appendix: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Protocol: Interview Guide (pages 431–448)

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      Index (pages 449–460)

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