Children's testimony may be influenced by co-witnesses

Thursday, June 10, 2010 - 11:13 in Psychology & Sociology

When children report about an event they can be highly accurate. But if they talk to other witnesses, children's testimony may become tainted. Researchers have examined children's vulnerability to co-witness influence, and present a new method that can help child witnesses to provide more detailed witness reports.

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