APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Only Age of Child Complainant Influences Juror Decision-Making When Presented with Truncated Testimony
- Julien Gross
University of Otago - Alice McClintock
University of Otago - Emilia Barna
University of Otago - Wulin Tian
University of Otago - Weiwei Zhang
University of Otago - Harlene Hayne
University of Otago
Abstract
Video recordings of children's evidential interviews can serve as their evidence in court; videos can then be truncated such that the jury does not see the entire interview. Under various conditions, we found that this practice does not influence juror decision-making, but the age of the child complainant does.
Forensic/Criminal Justice
