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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.
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.
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