TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Children's memory for their mother's murder: accuracy, suggestibility, and resistance to suggestion
JO  - Memory
A1  - McWilliams, Kelly
A1  - Narr, Rachel
A1  - Goodman, Gail S.
A1  - Ruiz, Sandra
A1  - Mendoza, Macaria
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - From its inception, child eyewitness memory research has been guided by dramatic legal cases that turn on the testimony of children. Decades of scientific research reveal that, under many conditions, children can provide veracious accounts of traumatic experiences. Scientific studies also document factors that lead children to make false statements. In this paper we describe a legal case in which children testified about their mother's murder. We discuss factors that may have influenced the accuracy of the children's eyewitness memory. Children's suggestibility and resistance to suggestion are illustrated. Expert testimony, based on scientific research, can aid the trier of fact when children provide crucial evidence in criminal investigations and courtroom trials about tragic events.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0965-8211
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2013.763983
ID  - ref1
ER  -