Perspectives on Children’s Testimony

Abstract

1 Determinants of the Child Victim's Perceived Credibility.- 2 The Perceived Credibility of Child Eyewitnesses: What Happens When They Use Their Own Words?.- 3 Age Stereotypes, Communication Modality, and Mock Jurors' Perceptions of the Child Witness.- 4 When Juries Hear Children Testify: The Effects of Eyewitness Age and Speech Style on Jurors' Perceptions of Testimony.- 5 The Credibility of Children as Witnesses in a Simulated Child Sex Abuse Trial.- 6 The Opinions and Practices of Criminal Attorneys Regarding Child Eyewitnesses: A Survey.- 7 Children's Conceptions of the Legal System: Court Is a Place to Play Basketball.- 8 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.- 9 Problems in Evaluating Interviews of Children in Sexual Abuse Cases.- 10 The Impact of New Child Witness Research on Sexual Abuse Prosecutions.- 11 Research on Children's Eyewitness Testimony: Perspectives on Its Past and Future.- Author Index.