Day 2, April 15 - Posters

Children on the witness stand: how mock jurors perceive children's "I don't know" responses to lawyers' questions

Start Date

15-4-2020 9:00 AM

End Date

15-4-2020 11:00 AM

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Abstract

When child abuse victims testify in court, attorneys often ask difficult or confusing questions. This study measures mock jurors’ perceptions of child witnesses who answer complex questions with “I don’t know” versus other responses.

Date

4-15-2020

Document Type

posters

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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Children on the witness stand: how mock jurors perceive children's "I don't know" responses to lawyers' questions

When child abuse victims testify in court, attorneys often ask difficult or confusing questions. This study measures mock jurors’ perceptions of child witnesses who answer complex questions with “I don’t know” versus other responses.