The Child Witness: Legal Issues and Dilemmas

by Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Nancy Walker Perry, Nancy E. Walker

Book Overview

This is the first book for professionals who seek an integrated, up-to-date review of psychological research and recent court cases dealing with children as witnesses in court. It is organized around four issues: the competence of children as witnesses, the credibility of children, the rights of children and the rights of the accused. Child and adolescent development is reviewed from a psychological perspective. Recent research on issues of comprehension,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803937725
• ISBN13: 9780803937727
• Release Date: May 1991
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.5"