Inconsistencies in complainant's accounts of child sexual abuse arising in their cross-examination

A key cross-examination tactic in trials of child sexual abuse (CSA) is to highlight inconsistencies between sources of information to discredit the complainant's account. The present study examined the prevalence, origin and nature of inconsistencies arising in the cross-examination of complai...

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Authors: Pichler, Anne Sophie (Author) ; Zydervelt, Sarah (Author) ; Goodman-Delahunty, Jane (Author) ; Powell, Martine (Author) ; Sharman, Stefanie J. (Author) ; Westera, Nina (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Psychology, crime & law
Year: 2021, Volume: 27, Issue: 4, Pages: 341-356
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Keywords:
Child witness interview
Cross-examination
inconsistencies
question type