Day 2, April 15 - Posters
Title
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/
Recommended Citation
Greenlee, Leanza; Eggenberger, Aishani; Bettens, Talley; Warren, Amye R.; Perry, Delaney; Hill, Kaitlyn; and Divincenzo, Claudia, "Children on the witness stand: how mock jurors perceive children's "I don't know" responses to lawyers' questions". ReSEARCH Dialogues Conference proceedings. https://scholar.utc.edu/research-dialogues/2020/day2_posters/31.
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.