Children and the Law: The Essential Readings (Essential Readings in Developmental Psychology) - Softcover

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Ray Bull is Professor of Psychology at the University of Portsmouth. He has published widely in the area of children and the law, especially on the topic of children as witnesses. Most recently, he has co-edited the Handbook of the Psychology of Interviewing (1999) and the Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts (1999) and co-authored Investigative Interviewing: Psychology and Practice (1999).

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Growing awareness of children's involvement in crime, whether as victims, witnesses or perpetrators, has given rise to new research into how to treat children in legal settings. This volume brings together thirteen of the most significant recent papers, offering an overview of current knowledge.

The readings illustrate important issues in five key areas: child victimisation, the reliability of children's accounts, truth and lies, children and the legal system, and children as perpetrators. Taken together, they encourage a multi-faceted approach, combining knowledge from biological, social, cognitive and developmental psychology in an interdisciplinary context.

Each paper is introduced and contextualised by the editor, and suggestions for additional reading enable further study.

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Growing awareness of children's involvement in crime, whether as victims, witnesses or perpetrators, has given rise to new research into how to treat children in legal settings. This volume brings together thirteen of the most significant recent papers, offering an overview of current knowledge.

The readings illustrate important issues in five key areas: child victimisation, the reliability of children's accounts, truth and lies, children and the legal system, and children as perpetrators. Taken together, they encourage a multi-faceted approach, combining knowledge from biological, social, cognitive and developmental psychology in an interdisciplinary context.

Each paper is introduced and contextualised by the editor, and suggestions for additional reading enable further study.