PSYC 268 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Suggestibility, Child Sexual Abuse, Teddy Bear
21 Mar 2016
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Before 1982: sexual ofences involving children were almost impossible to prosecute to convicion. Recent complaint doctrine: only applies to sexual assault: legal expectaion: would complain about assault was required for imely complaint. Failure to complain at the irst available opportunity, and that means it is consensual or did not occur. Dangerous to convict uncorroborated (no other evidence) on an unsworn witness. Sam comes to day care, walks around for 2 minutes, commented on the book, waved goodbye and let. Stereotype (pre visit, once a week for 4 weeks) Suggesions (post visit, once a week for 4 weeks what sam did: rip a book) Did sam soil a teddy bear and rip a book. Forensics do not challenge children: suggesion: challenge them. Children are good witnesses despite all that because we must look at the control group. Janitor comes in either clean" or play" with a doll. Interviewed 4 imes: 3 imes immediately, once one week ater.
