Children"s Testimony: A Handbook of Psychological Research and Forensic Practice (Wiley Series in Psychology of Crime, Policing and Law)

The second edition of Children’s Testimony is a fully up-to-date resource for practitioners and researchers working in forensic contexts and concerned with children’s ability to provide reliable testimony about abuse. · Written for both practitioners and researchers working in forensic contexts, including investigative interviewers, police officers, lawyers, judges, expert witnesses, and social workers · Explores a range of issues involved with children"s testimony and their ability to provide reliable testimony about experienced or witnessed events, including abuse · Avoids jargon and highly technical language · Includes a comprehensive range of contributions from an international group of practitioners and researchers to ensure topicality and relevance