@article{351810, note = {Description based on print version record.}, author = {Bottoms, Bette L. and Najdowski, Cynthia J. and Goodman, Gail S.}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/351810}, title = {Children as victims, witnesses, and offenders psychological science and the law / [electronic resource] :}, publisher = {Guilford Press,}, abstract = {Grounded in the latest clinical and developmental knowledge, this book brings together leading authorities to examine the critical issues that arise when children and adolescents become involved in the justice system. Chapters explore young people's capacities, competencies, and special vulnerabilities as victims, witnesses, and defendants. Key topics include the reliability of children's abuse disclosures, eyewitness testimony, interviews, and confessions; the evolving role of the expert witness; the psychological impact of trauma and of legal involvement; factors that shape jurors' perception.}, recid = {351810}, pages = {1 online resource (xv, 412 p.)}, address = {New York :}, year = {2009}, }