"10. Witnesses, children as legal." by Thomas D. Lyon

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10. Witnesses, children as legal.

The child: An encyclopedic companion (2009)

Thomas D. Lyon, University of Southern California

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Abstract

Child witnesses present challenges for both law and psychology. The question is how to elicit statements from children without sacrificing the truth, the rights of those against whom the child is testifying, and the welfare of the child.

Keywords

child witnesses,
child abuse,
child neglect,
child development,
child psychology

Disciplines

Criminal Law,
Evidence,
Law and Psychology,
Child Psychology and
Developmental Psychology

Publication Date

2009

Citation Information

10. Lyon, T. D. (2009). Witnesses, children as legal. In R. Shweder, T. Bidell, A. Dailey, S Dixon, P Miller, & J. Modell (Eds.), The child: An encyclopedic companion (pp. 1036-1039). Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.