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The Young Eyewitness

How Well Do Children and Adolescents Describe and Identify Perpetrators?

By (author) Joanna Pozzulo
Format: Hardback
Publisher: American Psychological Association, Washington DC, United States
Published: 15th Aug 2016
Dimensions: w 152mm h 229mm d 15mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN-10: 143382292X
ISBN-13: 9781433822926
Barcode No: 9781433822926
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Synopsis
This book summarizes the research on how well children can describe an event and perpetrator, which is a recall task, and how well they can identify the perpetrator in person or in photographs, which is a recognition task. Every year, numerous crimes involving child eyewitnesses occur. In some cases, children are the only eyewitnesses, which makes their testimony especially critical for solving the cases. But how reliable is child eyewitness evidence? Joanna Pozzulo argues that although children may be less advanced in these skills than adults, they nonetheless can provide invaluable evidence. She interprets the research in light of developmental theories and notes its practical implications for forensic investigations. Interviewing techniques that facilitate accurate recall are presented, as are lineup techniques that facilitate accurate recognition. This book is an essential resource for all forensic investigators.

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What is particularly impressive about this book is that Pozzulo successfully makes the complex field of young eyewitness memory accessible to all readers while not short-shrifting the technical complexities.
* PsycCRITIQUES * Pozzulo introduces this work in a straightforward and convincing manner-there are no gaps in following her logic. The reader is left with a clear sense of the problem, a firm appreciation for why the problem must be addressed, and, most importantly, absolute certainty that accuracy can be improved.
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