Children As Victims, Witnesses, and Offenders : Psychological Science and the Law

Grounded in the latest clinical and developmental knowledge, this book brings together leading authorities to examine the critical issues that arise when children and adolescents become involved in the justice system. Chapters explore young people’s capacities, competencies, and special vulnerabilities as victims, witnesses, and defendants. Key topics include the reliability of children’s abuse disclosures, eyewitness testimony, interviews, and confessions; the evolving role of the expert witness; the psychological impact of trauma and of legal involvement; factors that shape jurors’ perceptions of children; and what works in rehabilitating juvenile offenders. Policies and practices that are not supported by science are identified, and approaches to improving them are discussed. Children As Victims, Witnesses, And Offenders : An Introduction Through Legal Cases / Jillian N. Mongetta [and Others] -- Abuse Disclosure : What Adults Can Tell / Thomas D. Lyon -- Trauma And Memory / Andrea Follmer Greenhoot And Sarah L. Bunnell -- Children's Memory In Forensic Contexts : Suggestibility, False Memory, And Individual Differences / Iris Blandón-gitlin And Kathy Pezdek -- Child Sexual Abuse Investigations : Lessons Learned From The Mcmartin And Other Daycare Cases / James M. Wood [and Others] -- Contemporary Child Forensic Interviewing : Evolving Consensus And Innovation Over 25 Years / Karen J. Saywitz And Lorinda B. Camparo -- Child Victims In Dependency Court / Jodi A. Quas, Alexia Cooper, And Lindsay Wandrey -- Child Witnesses In Criminal Court / Natalie R. Troxel [and Others] -- Expert Psychological Testimony In Child Sexual Abuse Trials / John E.b. Myers -- Jurors' Perceptions Of Children's Eyewitness Testimony / Jonathan M. Golding, Emily E. Dunlap, And Emily C. Hodell -- An International Perspective On Child Witnesses / Kay Bussey -- Child Victim And Witness Research Comes Of Age : Implications For Social Scientists, Practitioners, And The Law / Bradley D. Mcauliff -- How Victims Become Offenders / Cathy Spatz Widom And Helen W. Wilson -- Police Interrogation And False Confessions : The Inherent Risk Of Youth / Allison D. Redlich And Saul M. Kassin -- Challenging Juvenile Transfer : Faulty Assumptions And Misguided Policies / N. Dickon Reppucci, Jaime L. Michel, And Jessica O. Kostelnik -- Therapeutic Jurisprudence In Juvenile Justice / Patrick H. Tolan And Jennifer Anne Titus -- Girl Offenders : Special Issues / James Garbarino [and Others] -- Understanding Adults' Perceptions Of Juvenile Offenders / Margaret C. Stevenson [and Others] -- An International Perspective On Juvenile Justice Issues / John Petrila -- Different Visions Of Juvenile Justice / Christopher Slobogin. Edited By Bette L. Bottoms, Cynthia J. Najdowski, Gail S. Goodman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.