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Perspectives on Children’s Testimony

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  • © 1989

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Editors:
  1. Stephen J. Ceci

    1. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

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  2. David F. Ross

    1. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

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  3. Michael P. Toglia

    1. Department of Psychology, State University of New York-Cortland, Cortland, USA

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Determinants of the Child Victim’s Perceived Credibility

    • Gail S. Goodman, Bette L. Bottoms, Barbara B. Herscovici, Phillip Shaver
    Pages 1-22

  3. The Perceived Credibility of Child Eyewitnesses: What Happens When They Use Their Own Words?

    • Gary L. Wells, John W. Turtle, C. A. Elizabeth Luus
    Pages 23-36

  4. Age Stereotypes, Communication Modality, and Mock Jurors’ Perceptions of the Child Witness

    • David F. Ross, David Dunning, Michael P. Toglia, Stephen J. Ceci
    Pages 37-56

  5. When Juries “Hear” Children Testify: The Effects of Eyewitness Age and Speech Style on Jurors’ Perceptions of Testimony

    • Georgia N. Nigro, Maureen A. Buckley, Dina E. Hill, Jennifer Nelson
    Pages 57-70

  6. The Credibility of Children as Witnesses in a Simulated Child Sex Abuse Trial

    • L. Matthew Duggan III, Moss Aubrey, Eric Doherty, Peter Isquith, Murray Levine, Janine Scheiner
    Pages 71-99

  7. The Opinions and Practices of Criminal Attorneys Regarding Child Eyewitnesses: A Survey

    • Michael R. Leippe, John C. Brigham, Catherine Cousins, Ann Romanczyk
    Pages 100-130

  8. Children’s Conceptions of the Legal System: “Court Is a Place to Play Basketball”

    • Karen J. Saywitz
    Pages 131-157

  9. What Do Children Know about the Legal System and When Do They Know It? First Steps Down a Less Traveled Path in Child Witness Research

    • Amye Warren-Leubecker, Carol S. Tate, Ivora D. Hinton, I. Nicky Ozbek
    Pages 158-183

  10. Problems in Evaluating Interviews of Children in Sexual Abuse Cases

    • David C. Raskin, John C. Yuille
    Pages 184-207

  11. The Impact of New Child Witness Research on Sexual Abuse Prosecutions

    • Josephine A. Bulkley
    Pages 208-229

  12. Research on Children’s Eyewitness Testimony: Perspectives on Its Past and Future

    • David Dunning
    Pages 230-247

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 249-259
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Perspectives on Children's Testimony presents current empirical research on the factors which influence adults' perceptions of the child witness. This volume provides researchers in both the psychological and the criminal justice communities with knowledge about adult beliefs regarding child witnesses, how these beliefs may influence jury verdicts, and the relationship of these perceptions to the credibility and accuracy of children's testimony. A variety of new techniques are employed in assessing adult views of child witnesses. Special features of the volume include: an in-depth treatment of techniques of interviewing child victims of sexual abuse, an examination of children's perceptions and knowledge of the legal system, and critical and theoretical integrations of the original, empirical papers.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, USA

    Stephen J. Ceci, David F. Ross

  • Department of Psychology, State University of New York-Cortland, Cortland, USA

    Michael P. Toglia

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