Children's Testimony

Informationen zum Autor Frank Lamb is an industrial automation consultant and advanced PLC programming trainer with more than 30 years of experience in controls and machine automation. From 1996 to 2006, Frank owned and operated Automation Consulting Services, Inc. (ACS), a panel building and machine integration company in Knoxville, TN. From 2006 to 2011, he worked as a senior-level project engineer for Wright Industries in Nashville, TN, where he led the design and implementation of large, complex systems and custom machines for multinational corporations and government agencies. In December 2011, Frank re-established Automation Consulting, LLC with a new vision: to use his experience in the field of industrial automation - from electrical, mechanical and controls engineering to project management, training, and machine documentation - to provide expert consulting and training services to manufacturers. Frank is the president and owner of Automation Consulting, LLC in Nashville and works as Lead Trainer for Automation NTH in LaVergne, Tennessee. He is the author of several books including Industrial Automation: Hands On, published by McGraw-Hill Professional in 2013, Advanced PLC Hardware and Programming, published by Automation Consulting, LLC in 2019, and Maintenance and Troubleshooting in Industrial Automation, published by Automation Consulting, LLC in 2022. He is a United States Air Force veteran, received his BSEE in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Tennessee, and has a Green Belt in Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma from Purdue University. Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung Upon its initial publication, Children's Testimony garnered widespread acclaim as a valuable resource for academics and practitioners alike. The second edition reflects the substantial progress made in the field over the past decade and includes the results of ongoing international research. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Disabil...

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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.

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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

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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.