Discernment of Children's True and False Memory Reports: Police Officers and Laypersons.
| Autor: | Johnson HM; University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA., Block SD; University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA., Shestowsky D; University of California, Davis, USA., Gonzales JE; University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA., Shockley KL; University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA.; The College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA, USA., Goodman GS; University of California, Davis, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of interpersonal violence [J Interpers Violence] 2024 May; Vol. 39 (9-10), pp. 2238-2260. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 29. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/08862605231220022 |
| Abstrakt: | Adults' ability to accurately evaluate children's statements can have far-reaching consequences within the legal system. This study examined the evaluations of police officers ("experts") and laypersons ("nonexperts") when presented with videotaped interviews of children aged 3 and 5 years who provided either true or false reports or denials. Participants were drawn from several counties in the eastern United States. Children's interview statements fell within four statement types: accurate reports, false reports, accurate denials, and false denials. Both groups of participants displayed overbelief in false denials. Several control variables predicted accuracy, including children's age and children's race. A significant interaction emerged: Experts (vs. nonexperts) had greater odds of being accurate when judging false reports (vs. false denials). These findings highlight the challenges adults face when distinguishing between various types of children's statements. The results have important implications for legal contexts, emphasizing that fact finders need to be mindful of the risks associated with both overaccepting false denials and accepting false reports. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interests with respect to the authorship and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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