Child Forensic Psychology: Victim and Eyewitness Memory - Paperback
by Robyn E. Holliday (Author), Tammy Marche (Author)
Why would a child invent a memory of something that never happened? How reliable can a memory be when it is recalled years after the event? Child Forensic Psychology tackles the controversial questions that lie between forensic and developmental psychology.
By examining the issues that surround children's status as eyewitnesses and victims, the book relates current theory to real-life examples drawn from criminal and family courts. Breaking down the ways in which psychologists deal with these difficult issues, the book will be a vital resource for students and practitioners alike. Key features of Child Forensic Psychology:Why would a child invent a memory of something that never happened? How reliable can a memory be when it is recalled years after the event? Child Forensic Psychology tackles the controversial questions that lie between forensic and developmental psychology.
By examining the issues that surround children's status as eyewitnesses and victims, the book relates current theory to real-life examples drawn from criminal and family courts. Breaking down the ways in which psychologists deal with these difficult issues, the book will be a vital resource for students and practitioners alike. Key features of Child Forensic PsychologyRobyn E. Holliday is an academic staff member in the School of Psychology, University of Leicester, UK. She conducts research on true and false memories in children, and forensic interviewing techniques for vulnerable witnesses.
Tammy A. Marche is a faculty member in the Department of Psychology at St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Her research speciality is memory in both theoretical and applied settings, including the issues of suggestibility, children's memory for pain and eyewitness memory.Made with care and unconditionally loved by our customers, this signature bestseller exceeds all expectations.
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