Discuss strategies available to investigators in reducing the suggestibility of child witnesses.
Title: Discuss strategies available to investigators in reducing the suggestibility of child witnesses.
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Discuss strategies available to investigators in reducing the suggestibility of child witnesses.
Category: /Literature/North American
Details: Words: 3989 | Pages: 15 (approximately 235 words/page)
The evidence that a person is able to give, to both investigators of a crime, and in a courtroom is one of the most important aspects of proving an offence has occurred. It is little wonder then that it is of the utmost importance that this evidence is both the truth and an accurate recollection of the events that surround the issue. When dealing with children as witnesses, it is imperative to acknowledge that suggestibility
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