Memory and Testimony in the Child Witness

Yossef S. Ben-Porath, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology at Kent State University. He received his doctoral training at the University of Minnesota and has been involved extensively in MMPI research for the past 24 years. He is a co-developer of the MMPI-2-RF and co-author of test manuals and numerous books, book chapters and articles on the MMPI test. His recent book, Interpreting the MMPI-2-RF provides detailed and practical instruction for interpreting the MMPI-2-RF, the most recent version of the MMPI for adults. He is Associate Editor of Psychological Assessment, and a member of the editorial board of several psychology journals. His clinical practice involves consulting to agencies that screen candidates for public safety positions and conducting criminal court ordered forensic psychological evaluations.

• Introduction - Maria S ZaragozaPART ONE: APPROACHES TO UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN′S EYEWITNESS MEMORYIntroduction - Sean M LaneContent, Consistency and Coherence of Early Autobiographical Recall - Robyn Fivush and Jennifer ShukatTell Me Again and Again - Debra Ann Poole and Lawrence T WhiteStability and Change in the Repeated Testimonies of Children and AdultsEffects of Timing and Type of Questioning on Eyewitness Accuracy and Suggestibility - Amye R Warren and Peggy LaneHow Shall a Thing be Coded? Implications of the Use of Alternative Procedures for Scoring Children′s Verbal Reports - Lynne Baker-Ward et alAware and Unaware Uses of Memories of Postevent Suggestions - D Stephen Lindsay, Valerie Gonzales and Karen EsoPART TWO: IMPROVING CHILDREN′S TESTIMONYIntroduction - Jennifer K AckilImproving Children′s Testimony - Karen J SaywitzThe Question, the Answer and the EnvironmentImproving Eyewitness Testimony with the Cognitive Interview - Ronald P Fisher and Michelle McCauleyThe Use of Dolls in Interviewing Young Children - Judy S DeLoacheInnovative Techniques for the Questioning of Child Witnesses Especially Those Who are Young and Those with Learning Disability - Ray BullPART THREE: SOCIAL POLICY IMPLICATIONSIntroduction - Karen L ChambersThe Child Witness in the Courtroom - Graham Davies and Helen WestcottEmpowerment or Protection?Balancing the Rights of Children and Defendants - Ann E Tobey et alEffects of Closed-Circuit Television of Children′s Accuracy and Jurors′ PerceptionsChildren′s Testimony - Rhona FlinPsychology on Trial