How do Lawyers Examine and Cross-Examine Children in Scotland?
Summary In the first study to systematically assess lawyers' questioning of children in Scotland, we examined 56 trial transcripts of 5‐ to 17‐year‐old children testifying as alleged victims of sexual abuse, focusing on differences between prosecutors and defense lawyers with respect to the typ...
Gespeichert in:
| Veröffentlicht in: | Applied cognitive psychology 2016-11, Vol.30 (6), p.953-971 |
|---|---|
| Hauptverfasser: | , |
| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
| Schlagworte: | |
| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Tags: |
Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
|
| container_end_page | 971 |
|---|---|
| container_issue | 6 |
| container_start_page | 953 |
| container_title | Applied cognitive psychology |
| container_volume | 30 |
| creator | Andrews, Samantha J. Lamb, Michael E. |
| description | Summary
In the first study to systematically assess lawyers' questioning of children in Scotland, we examined 56 trial transcripts of 5‐ to 17‐year‐old children testifying as alleged victims of sexual abuse, focusing on differences between prosecutors and defense lawyers with respect to the types of questions asked and effects on witnesses' responses. Prosecutors used more invitations, directives, and option‐posing prompts than defense lawyers, who used more suggestive prompts than prosecutors. Children were more unresponsive and less informative when answering defense lawyers than prosecutors. All children contradicted themselves at least once, with defense lawyers eliciting more self‐contradictions than prosecutors. Suggestive questions were most likely to elicit self‐contradictions, with suggestive confrontational and introductory questions eliciting significantly more self‐contradictions than suggestive suppositions. Children also acquiesced more in response to tagged suggestions than untagged suggestions. Overall, lawyers altered their behavior little in response to variations in children's ages. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| doi_str_mv | 10.1002/acp.3286 |
| format | Article |
| fullrecord | <record><control><sourceid>proquest_cross</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1855084420</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>4273565181</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c3986-4e8b0deeddc7c9f90cd648c55ef379564e9a24492bdd4ee87e92e306c4edfc4d3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNp10F1LwzAUBuAgCs4p-BMK3njTeZqkbXKjaN2HMObAr8uQJafY2bUz2dj27-3YFBS8OnB4eDnnJeQ8gk4EQK-0mXcYFckBaUUgZQgphUPSAiFEyEHAMTnxfgoAMoloi1wP6lVg62CoVxt0Puiu9ayoMNCVDTJXex9-b7L3orQOq6CogidTL8qG3JySo1yXHs_2s01eet3nbBAOH_sP2e0wNEyKJOQoJmARrTWpkbkEYxMuTBxjzlIZJxylppxLOrGWI4oUJUUGieFoc8Mta5PLXe7c1Z9L9As1K7zBsjkC66VXkYhjEJxTaOjFHzqtl65qrmsUTznbq32g2T7pMFdzV8y026gI1LZI1RSptkU2NNzRVVHi5l-nbrPxb1_4Ba5_vHYfKklZGqu3UV-NaBb1xq936p59ARv6gbE</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>1847434420</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>How do Lawyers Examine and Cross-Examine Children in Scotland?</title><source>Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)</source><source>Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete</source><creator>Andrews, Samantha J. ; Lamb, Michael E.</creator><creatorcontrib>Andrews, Samantha J. ; Lamb, Michael E.</creatorcontrib><description>Summary
In the first study to systematically assess lawyers' questioning of children in Scotland, we examined 56 trial transcripts of 5‐ to 17‐year‐old children testifying as alleged victims of sexual abuse, focusing on differences between prosecutors and defense lawyers with respect to the types of questions asked and effects on witnesses' responses. Prosecutors used more invitations, directives, and option‐posing prompts than defense lawyers, who used more suggestive prompts than prosecutors. Children were more unresponsive and less informative when answering defense lawyers than prosecutors. All children contradicted themselves at least once, with defense lawyers eliciting more self‐contradictions than prosecutors. Suggestive questions were most likely to elicit self‐contradictions, with suggestive confrontational and introductory questions eliciting significantly more self‐contradictions than suggestive suppositions. Children also acquiesced more in response to tagged suggestions than untagged suggestions. Overall, lawyers altered their behavior little in response to variations in children's ages. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0888-4080</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1099-0720</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1002/acp.3286</identifier><identifier>CODEN: ACPSED</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Bognor Regis: Blackwell Publishing Ltd</publisher><subject>Abuse ; Attorneys ; Child abuse & neglect ; Child psychology ; Children ; Cognitive psychology ; Public prosecutors ; Questioning ; Sexual abuse ; Victims ; Witnesses</subject><ispartof>Applied cognitive psychology, 2016-11, Vol.30 (6), p.953-971</ispartof><rights>Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c3986-4e8b0deeddc7c9f90cd648c55ef379564e9a24492bdd4ee87e92e306c4edfc4d3</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c3986-4e8b0deeddc7c9f90cd648c55ef379564e9a24492bdd4ee87e92e306c4edfc4d3</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002%2Facp.3286$$EPDF$$P50$$Gwiley$$H</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002%2Facp.3286$$EHTML$$P50$$Gwiley$$H</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,1411,27901,27902,30976,45550,45551</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Andrews, Samantha J.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lamb, Michael E.</creatorcontrib><title>How do Lawyers Examine and Cross-Examine Children in Scotland?</title><title>Applied cognitive psychology</title><addtitle>Appl. Cognit. Psychol</addtitle><description>Summary
In the first study to systematically assess lawyers' questioning of children in Scotland, we examined 56 trial transcripts of 5‐ to 17‐year‐old children testifying as alleged victims of sexual abuse, focusing on differences between prosecutors and defense lawyers with respect to the types of questions asked and effects on witnesses' responses. Prosecutors used more invitations, directives, and option‐posing prompts than defense lawyers, who used more suggestive prompts than prosecutors. Children were more unresponsive and less informative when answering defense lawyers than prosecutors. All children contradicted themselves at least once, with defense lawyers eliciting more self‐contradictions than prosecutors. Suggestive questions were most likely to elicit self‐contradictions, with suggestive confrontational and introductory questions eliciting significantly more self‐contradictions than suggestive suppositions. Children also acquiesced more in response to tagged suggestions than untagged suggestions. Overall, lawyers altered their behavior little in response to variations in children's ages. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</description><subject>Abuse</subject><subject>Attorneys</subject><subject>Child abuse & neglect</subject><subject>Child psychology</subject><subject>Children</subject><subject>Cognitive psychology</subject><subject>Public prosecutors</subject><subject>Questioning</subject><subject>Sexual abuse</subject><subject>Victims</subject><subject>Witnesses</subject><issn>0888-4080</issn><issn>1099-0720</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2016</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>7QJ</sourceid><recordid>eNp10F1LwzAUBuAgCs4p-BMK3njTeZqkbXKjaN2HMObAr8uQJafY2bUz2dj27-3YFBS8OnB4eDnnJeQ8gk4EQK-0mXcYFckBaUUgZQgphUPSAiFEyEHAMTnxfgoAMoloi1wP6lVg62CoVxt0Puiu9ayoMNCVDTJXex9-b7L3orQOq6CogidTL8qG3JySo1yXHs_2s01eet3nbBAOH_sP2e0wNEyKJOQoJmARrTWpkbkEYxMuTBxjzlIZJxylppxLOrGWI4oUJUUGieFoc8Mta5PLXe7c1Z9L9As1K7zBsjkC66VXkYhjEJxTaOjFHzqtl65qrmsUTznbq32g2T7pMFdzV8y026gI1LZI1RSptkU2NNzRVVHi5l-nbrPxb1_4Ba5_vHYfKklZGqu3UV-NaBb1xq936p59ARv6gbE</recordid><startdate>201611</startdate><enddate>201611</enddate><creator>Andrews, Samantha J.</creator><creator>Lamb, Michael E.</creator><general>Blackwell Publishing Ltd</general><general>Wiley Subscription Services, Inc</general><scope>BSCLL</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7QJ</scope><scope>7TK</scope></search><sort><creationdate>201611</creationdate><title>How do Lawyers Examine and Cross-Examine Children in Scotland?</title><author>Andrews, Samantha J. ; Lamb, Michael E.</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c3986-4e8b0deeddc7c9f90cd648c55ef379564e9a24492bdd4ee87e92e306c4edfc4d3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2016</creationdate><topic>Abuse</topic><topic>Attorneys</topic><topic>Child abuse & neglect</topic><topic>Child psychology</topic><topic>Children</topic><topic>Cognitive psychology</topic><topic>Public prosecutors</topic><topic>Questioning</topic><topic>Sexual abuse</topic><topic>Victims</topic><topic>Witnesses</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Andrews, Samantha J.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lamb, Michael E.</creatorcontrib><collection>Istex</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA)</collection><collection>Neurosciences Abstracts</collection><jtitle>Applied cognitive psychology</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Andrews, Samantha J.</au><au>Lamb, Michael E.</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>How do Lawyers Examine and Cross-Examine Children in Scotland?</atitle><jtitle>Applied cognitive psychology</jtitle><addtitle>Appl. Cognit. Psychol</addtitle><date>2016-11</date><risdate>2016</risdate><volume>30</volume><issue>6</issue><spage>953</spage><epage>971</epage><pages>953-971</pages><issn>0888-4080</issn><eissn>1099-0720</eissn><coden>ACPSED</coden><abstract>Summary
In the first study to systematically assess lawyers' questioning of children in Scotland, we examined 56 trial transcripts of 5‐ to 17‐year‐old children testifying as alleged victims of sexual abuse, focusing on differences between prosecutors and defense lawyers with respect to the types of questions asked and effects on witnesses' responses. Prosecutors used more invitations, directives, and option‐posing prompts than defense lawyers, who used more suggestive prompts than prosecutors. Children were more unresponsive and less informative when answering defense lawyers than prosecutors. All children contradicted themselves at least once, with defense lawyers eliciting more self‐contradictions than prosecutors. Suggestive questions were most likely to elicit self‐contradictions, with suggestive confrontational and introductory questions eliciting significantly more self‐contradictions than suggestive suppositions. Children also acquiesced more in response to tagged suggestions than untagged suggestions. Overall, lawyers altered their behavior little in response to variations in children's ages. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</abstract><cop>Bognor Regis</cop><pub>Blackwell Publishing Ltd</pub><doi>10.1002/acp.3286</doi><tpages>19</tpages><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record> |
| fulltext | fulltext |
| identifier | ISSN: 0888-4080 |
| ispartof | Applied cognitive psychology, 2016-11, Vol.30 (6), p.953-971 |
| issn | 0888-4080 1099-0720 |
| language | eng |
| recordid | cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1855084420 |
| source | Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts (ASSIA); Wiley Online Library Journals Frontfile Complete |
| subjects | Abuse Attorneys Child abuse & neglect Child psychology Children Cognitive psychology Public prosecutors Questioning Sexual abuse Victims Witnesses |
| title | How do Lawyers Examine and Cross-Examine Children in Scotland? |
| url | https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-02-10T07%3A47%3A06IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_cross&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=How%20do%20Lawyers%20Examine%20and%20Cross-Examine%20Children%20in%20Scotland?&rft.jtitle=Applied%20cognitive%20psychology&rft.au=Andrews,%20Samantha%20J.&rft.date=2016-11&rft.volume=30&rft.issue=6&rft.spage=953&rft.epage=971&rft.pages=953-971&rft.issn=0888-4080&rft.eissn=1099-0720&rft.coden=ACPSED&rft_id=info:doi/10.1002/acp.3286&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_cross%3E4273565181%3C/proquest_cross%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=1847434420&rft_id=info:pmid/&rfr_iscdi=true |