Courtroom perceptions of child sexual assault: the impact of an eyewitness

One hundred eighty-two undergraduates (96 women) read a summary of a child sexual assault (CSA) criminal trial involving a 6-year-old alleged victim. The trial summaries differed as to whether an eyewitness to the CSA other than the victim testified in court and the age of that eyewitness (6 or 36 y...

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Authors: Golding, Jonathan M. 1959- (Author) ; Lynch, Kellie R. (Author) ; Wasarhaley, Nesa E. (Author) ; Keller, Peggy S. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2015
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2015, Volume: 42, Issue: 7, Pages: 763-781
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
child sexual assault
Child witnesses
Juror decision-making