Children's Testimony (eBook)

Michael E. Lamb is Head of the Department of Social and Developmental Psychology at the University of Cambridge, UK. David J. La Rooy holds a Research Lectureship funded by the Scottish Institute for Policing Research at the University of Abertay Dundee, where he is responsible for the Forensic Psychobiology Degree. Lindsay C. Malloy is Assistant Professor of Legal and Developmental Psychology at Florida International University, US. Carmit Katz is Research Associate in Applied Developmental Psychology at the University of Cambridge, UK.

Contributors.

Series Preface.

Acknowledgements.

1 Developmentally Sensitive Interviewing for Legal Purposes
(Lindsay C. Malloy, David J. La Rooy, Michael E. Lamb, and
Carmit Katz).

2 Setting Realistic Expectations: Developmental Characteristics,
Capacities and Limitations (Michael E. Lamb, Lindsay C. Malloy,
and David J. La Rooy).

3 The Development of Memory in Childhood (David J. La Rooy,
Lindsay C. Malloy, and Michael E. Lamb).

4 Assessing the Competency of Child Witnesses: Best Practice
Informed by Psychology and Law (Thomas D. Lyon).

5 Planning the Interview (Kevin Smith and Rebecca
Milne).

6 Rapport Building in Investigative Interviews of Children
(Irit Hershkowitz).

7 Practice Narratives (Kim P. Roberts, Sonja P. Brubacher,
Martine B. Powell, and Heather L. Price).

8 Investigating Substantive Issues (Yael Orbach and
Margaret-Ellen Pipe).

9 Reviewing the Case (Post-interview) (Trond Myklebust and
Gavin E. Oxburgh).

10 Managing Children's Emotional and Clinical Needs (Kathryn
Kuehnle and Mary Connell).

11 Training Forensic Interviewers (Heather Stewart, Carmit
Katz, and David J. La Rooy).

12 The Use of Supplementary Techniques in Forensic Interviews
with Children (Deirdre A. Brown).

13 Children with Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental
Disorders (Lucy A. Henry, Caroline Bettenay, and Daniel P.J.
Carney).

14 Evidence and Cross-Examination (John R. Spencer).

15 Children's Disclosure Statements as Evidence in the United
States Legal System (John E.B. Myers).

16 Consequences of Legal Involvement on Child Victims of
Maltreatment (Jodi A. Quas and Mariya Sumaroka).

17 Expert Testimony (Bryan Tully).

18 Relationship between Research and Practice (Graham M.
Davies and Lindsay C. Malloy).

19 Child Protection Considerations in the United States
(Richard J. Gelles and Rebecca Brigham).

20 Facilitating Effective Participation by Children in the Legal
System (Lindsay C. Malloy, David J. La Rooy, and Michael E.
Lamb).

Appendix: The National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD) Protocol: Interview Guide.

Index.

"Academics will value the full coverage of research which
is relevant to this topic and professional practitioners will learn
from both research- and practice-oriented discussions about how
best to help children talk about distressing experiences.
Policy-makers should benefit from an enhanced understanding of what
is required to enable children's effective contribution as
witnesses in the criminal justice system and it is to be hoped that
if prosecution and defence lawyers read this book they will develop
a better appreciation of how to approach child witnesses in the
interests of achieving a just outcome in criminal
trials." (Child & Family Social Work, 20
December 2013)

Everyone interested in children's testimony, memory development,
forensic interviewing, and child victims absolutely has to own this
book. You can't really show your face in court, or go into social
work, police investigations, or clinical practice without it!
Michael Lamb and his colleagues have revolutionized the field of
child interviewing, thereby setting a new gold standard. With clear
prose and sharp focus, this book provides a much needed
interface of state-of-the-art research with optimal forensic
practice.

--Gail Goodman, Distinguished Professor of
Psychology, University of California, USA