Chap 6

Question 1

What are the criteria to consider in the recovery of a memory ?

Answer 1

1. Age of the complainant at the time of alleged abuse
2. techniques used to recover the memory
3. similarities of reports across interview sessions
4. motivation for recall
5. Time since alleged abuse occurred

Question 2

Define a relative and absolute judgment

Answer 2

Relative: must compare lineup members and choose which individuals look most like the perp
Absolute: from these individuals, they then must choose if any of them are the perp
- children cannot make accurate absolute judgements

Question 3

What are the implications of target-present, absent and sequential lineups ?

Answer 3

Target present: relative judgments have a fair accuracy
Target absent: increase in false-positive identifications
Sequential: increase in false-positive identifications

Question 4

In assessing competency what 2 things does Bill C-2 recognize ?

Answer 4

1. the child must be able to communicate the evidence

2. Be able to understand the difference between a lie and the truth

Question 5

What are the 4 kinds of child maltreatment ?

Answer 5

1. Neglect
2. sexual
3. Physical
4. Emotional

Question 6

What are some known risk factors for child maltreatment ?

Answer 6

Physical abuse: young maternal age, single parent status, spousal assault, substance abuse
Sexual abuse: child living with no biological parent, poor child-parent relationship, presence of a step-father

Question 7

What are 3 factors about recall memory in children?

Answer 7

1. accuracy increases with age
2. older children remember more interior features than younger children (more detail)
3. Have difficulty estimating age, weight and height

Question 8

What are 2 ways that may increase free-recall ?

Answer 8

1. Practice recalling a specific event before the interview

2. Providing feedback to the child

Question 9

Why are children more suggestible ?

Answer 9

1. Social compliance
2. Changes to the cognitive system
   - less developed memory encoding, storing and retrieving systems
   - more forgetful and less retentive
   - misattribution of information

Question 10

What is the criterion based content analysis ?

Answer 10

they assess sexual abuse allegations in 4 steps:

1. case-file analysis
2. structured interview
3. systematic analysis of the interview content
4. application of a statement validity checklist

Question 11

Limitations to CBCA are

Answer 11

1. inconsistencies in the criteria of truthfulness
2. different decision rules for reaching a conclusion
3. can be influence by age or time of the event