The capability of adult and child witnesses to accurately recollect events from the past and
provide reliable testimony has been hotly debated for more than 100 years. Prominent legal …

This article describes the evolution of forensic interviewing as a method to determine
whether or not a child has been sexually abused, focusing primarily on the United States. It …

From Megan's Law to Jessica's Law, almost every state in the nation has passed some law
to punish sex offenders. This popular tough-on-crime legislation is often written after highly …

Child sexual abuse is one of the main types of abuse still to be addressed within the field of
education, yet the education system itself can serve as a primary tool for its prevention. A …

A core issue for professionals responsible for addressing sexual abuse is how to correctly
identify cases. Interviewing Children About Sexual Abuse: Controversies and Best Practice …

This book explores the interface between law and popular culture, two subjects of enormous
current importance and influence. Exploring how they affect each other, each chapter …

In the 1980s and early 1990s the United States witnessed an outbreak of bizarre “daycare
abuse” cases in which groups of young children levelled allegations of sexual and Satanic …

Continental European and Anglo-American jurisdictions differ with regard to criminal justice
and community responses to sex offenders on an exclusion–inclusion spectrum ranging …

High stakes are involved in believing or disbelieving children's assertions that they have
been abused by adults. Consequently, children's statements about possible maltreatment …

This study examined whether reinforcement can induce children to falsely incriminate
themselves. Ninety-nine children in kindergarten through third grade were questioned …