Children‘s ability to remember an occurrence of a repeated event
Author(s)
Powell, Martine
Thomson, Don
Dietze, Paul
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
1997
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The authors summarise the findings of four recent experiments whichexamined children‘s capacity to remember a particular occurrence of arecurring event. Issues discussed include the timing of the interview, thetype of errors, the questioning techniques, the age of the child, theconsistency of the child‘s account, and the impact of an interveninginterview. Implications for professionals who conduct investigatory orevidentiary interviews with child witnesses are discussed and suggestionsfor future research are also offered.The authors summarise the findings of four recent experiments whichexamined children‘s capacity to remember a particular occurrence of arecurring event. Issues discussed include the timing of the interview, thetype of errors, the questioning techniques, the age of the child, theconsistency of the child‘s account, and the impact of an interveninginterview. Implications for professionals who conduct investigatory orevidentiary interviews with child witnesses are discussed and suggestionsfor future research are also offered.
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Journal Title
Expert Evidence
Volume
5
Issue
4