From Post‐Mortem to Preventive Medicine
Next Steps for Research on Child Witnesses
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10219804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas D Lyons (0000-0001-8179-759X, University of Southern California, corresponding author), Thomas D Lyon, Karen J Saywitz (University of California, Los Angeles) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 833-861 |
| Publication date | 2006-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4537 • E-ISSN: 1540-4560 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2006.00489.x |
| OpenAlex | W2137843021 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 112 |
We propose five directions for future child witness research, inspired by recognition of the day‐to‐day realities of the legal system and the opportunities of psychology to react proactively to challenges child witnesses face. These directions include (1) the refinement of developmentally sensitive questioning aids that increase completeness without increasing suggestibility, (2) the development of approaches to non‐disclosure and recantation, including understanding of the reasons underlying non‐disclosure and the potential for building rapport and increasing trust, (3) the construction of interventions that meet mental health needs of child‐victim witnesses without creating false memories or tainting testimony, (4) a focus on details of children's narratives that are often lacking, including temporal information and emotional reactions, and (5) expanding our attention beyond child sexual abuse allegations in criminal court and considering the many contexts in which child witnesses are questioned, including areas in which preferences rather than memories are elicited
Child abuse · Child sexual abuse · Cognitive psychology · Criminology · Face (sociological concept · Leading question · Medical emergency · Mental health · Narrative · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Sexual abuse · Sociology · Suggestibility · Suicide prevention · Witness · Child Abuse and Trauma · Law · Medicine · Memory Processes and Influences · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Social Psychology
Maltreated children's ability to estimate temporal location and numerosity of placement changes and court visits
Developmental reversals in false memory
Police perceptions of training in interviewing youth with ADHD
Exploring the transdisciplinary trajectory of suggestibility
Please believe me; I am the biggest liar that exists”
The Changing Focus of Child Maltreatment Research and Practice Within Psychology
Factors influencing children to self-disclose sexual abuse
Maltreatment and disabilities
Children's Mental Health Service Use Across Service Sectors
On the acquisition of the meaning of before and after
A Multisite, Randomized Controlled Trial for Children With Sexual Abuse–Related PTSD Symptoms
Essays on the Verbal and Visual Arts
Repeatedly Thinking about a Non-event
Reducing the Potential for Distortion of Childhood Memories
Prosecution of Child Abuse
Recent research on children’s testimony about experienced and witnessed events
Facilitating the Communicative Competence of the Child Witness
Is Ongoing Feedback Necessary to Maintain The Quality of Investigative Interviews With Allegedly Abused Children
Narrative Analysis
Emotion and Narrative Structure in Young Children's Personal Accounts
Suggestibility of the child witness
Suggestibility of the child witness
Impact of sexual abuse on children
Stitches and Casts
Innovations for child witnesses
The Impact of Child Witness Demeanor on Perceived Credibility and Trial Outcome in Sexual Abuse Cases
I Was Really, Really, Really Mad!” Children's Use of Evaluative Devices in Narratives About Emotional Events
Children's Eyewitness Memory
Cues and secrets
The effects of stereotypes and suggestions on preschoolers' reports
Effects of question repetition on the eyewitness testimony of children and adults
Reliability and credibility of young children's reports
Treatment of sexually abused children and adolescents
Amicus brief for the case of State of New Jersey v. Michaels presented by Committee of Concerned Social Scientists
Disclosure of Child Sexual Abuse
The effects of repeated questioning on young children's eyewitness testimony
Culture and the Politics of Signification
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2021 (16) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |