PSYCH 3CC3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Behavioural Sciences, Suggestibility, Free Recall
3 Dec 2015
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1692: salem witch trials, children lied about defendants performing supernatural feats. Several years after their execution, the children recanted their testimony so for the next 300 years children"s testimonies were regarded sceptically. Research testing their validity concluded (early 20th century europe): young children high suggestible, had difficulty separating fact from fantasy. Due to an increasing number of sexual and physical cases where a child was a victim or witness. These types of cases are rising in canada and the us involve numerous children and numerous defendants and also the involvement of preschools. In many jurisdictions, the police officer determine whether the case should go to prosecution. Cases such as ^ suggest that children are not reliable witnesses. Children are capable of recalling forensically relevant details of events. Challenge is determining what is accurate and what they are fabricating: accuracy is determined by how they are asked.
