Annotation: Children as Witnesses—Legal and Psychological Perspectives

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 171-180

  Spencer, J R ^b  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Child witness; evidence; interviewing children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CRIME; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; REVIEW; SUGGESTION; UNITED KINGDOM; ACCURACY; AGE; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COURT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEW; LAW; MEMORY; RELIABILITY; SEXUAL CRIME; STRESS; UNITED STATES; VIDEOTAPE; WITNESS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME; ENGLAND; HUMAN; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL RECALL; SCOTLAND; SUGGESTION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0028899655     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1995.tb01819.x     Document Type: Note

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