Reliability and Credibility of Young Children's Reports. From Research to Policy and Practice

Overview

Journal Am Psychol

Publisher American Psychological Association

Specialty Psychology

Date 1998 Mar 10

PMID 9491744

Citations 11

Authors

M Bruck

S J Ceci

H Hembrooke

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Abstract

In this article, some issues, concerns, and research regarding the interviewing of young child witnesses are reviewed. The article focuses on research on suggestibility and the influence of various interviewing techniques on the reliability and credibility of young children's reports. Implications of this research for future research and for policy are discussed.

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