Accused: My Fight for Truth, Justice & the Strength to Forgive by Craft Tonya & Dagostino Mark

Author:Craft, Tonya & Dagostino, Mark [Craft, Tonya]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9781941631744
Publisher: BenBella Books
Published: 2015-08-31T16:00:00+00:00

The article explained that an estimated 20,000 children testify in sexual-abuse trials each year, and as many as 100,000 are involved in investigations, many of which lead to plea agreements. It then directly addressed the issue of repeated questioning over a period of time:

Certain techniques often used by investigators with young children increase the likelihood of false reports, the findings show. One is persistent, repeated questioning over periods of several weeks. When sexual abuse is suspected, children are typically asked the same questions by case workers, police investigators, and lawyers, as well as parents, before they testify in court.

But that repetition may lead some young children to concoct stories, according to results of a study by Dr. Ceci and colleagues reported last month at a meeting on emotional memory at the University of Chicago. …

“The more often you ask young children to think about something, the easier it becomes for them to make something up that they think is a memory,” he said.

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