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Review
. 1998 Feb;53(2):136-51.
doi: 10.1037//0003-066x.53.2.136.

Reliability and credibility of young children's reports. From research to policy and practice

M Bruck  1 , S J Ceci, H Hembrooke
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Reliability and credibility of young children's reports. From research to policy and practice

M Bruck et al. Am Psychol. 1998 Feb.

Abstract

In this article, some issues, concerns, and research regarding the interviewing of young child witnesses are reviewed. The article focuses on research on suggestibility and the influence of various interviewing techniques on the reliability and credibility of young children's reports. Implications of this research for future research and for policy are discussed.

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