Detecting children's false allegations and recantations of a crime

This study examined adults’ abilities to detect the veracity of children's (ages 6-11) initial disclosures and their later recantations about a crime. Children (N = 32) were asked to make a false denial or a false accusation of an alleged theft, while some were asked to tell the truth. Afterwar...

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Authors: Wyman, Joshua (Author) ; Lavoie, Jennifer 1985- (Author) ; Talwar, Victoria 1974- (Author) ; Foster, Ida (Author) ; Tong, Donia (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2018, Volume: 24, Issue: 6, Pages: 652-671
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Allegations
Child witnesses
Deception detection
Denials
Interviewing