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The Credibility Of Children's Testimony Is A Highly Debated Topic In America's Courtrooms, Universities, And Living Rooms. Does The Ingenuousness Of Children Assure That Their Testimony Will Always Be Truthful? Or Are Children Easily Misled By Overzealous Investigators And Therapists Into Making Untrue Allegations? Stephen J. Ceci And Maggie Bruck Contend That The Truth Falls Somewhere Between These Extremes. Using Case Studies Ranging From The Salem Witch Hunt To The Little Rascals Day Care Case To Illustrate Their Argument, Jeopardy In The Courtroom Draws From The Vast Corpus Of Scientific Research To Clarify What Is Most Relevant For Evaluating And Understanding Children's Statements Made In The Legal Arena.--jacket. Introduction -- Children As Witnesses : Seven Case Descriptions -- Assessing The Scope And Characteristics Of Child Sexual Abuse -- Defining Memory And Suggestibility -- Legal And Behavioral Approaches To Children's Suggestibility : 1900-1985 -- The Recent Past : Changes In Legal And Behavioral Approaches -- The Architecture Of Interviews With Children -- The Role Of Interviewer Bias -- The Effects Of Repeated Questioning -- Stereotype Induction : A Suggestive Inter

Author

Stephen J. Ceci and Maggie Bruck

Publisher

Washington, DC: American Psychological Association

Published

1995

Language

EN

ISBN

9781557982827

Subjects

Law, Medical

Rating

4.5 / 5 (53 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14