Linguistically complex recognition prompts in pre‐recorded cross‐examinations

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dc.contributor.authorStevens, L. M., Henderson, H. M., & Lamb, M. E.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-29T19:03:59Z
dc.date.available2021-06-29T19:03:59Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the effects of pre‐trial preparation and pre‐recorded cross‐examinations on the linguistic complexity of recognition prompts (i.e., option‐posing or suggestive questions) used when questioning child victims in English criminal courts. The study also compared the linguistic complexity of recognition prompts that did and did not contain suggestive content. Analyses compared 43 cases that involved pre‐recorded cross‐examinations with pre‐trial preparation and 44 cases that did not, which occurred between 2012 and 2016. Cases utilizing the “special measures” contained fewer linguistically complex prompts with and without suggestive content than did their counterparts, demonstrating the benefits of those special measures. Overall, linguistically complex recognition prompts were more likely to contain suggestive content than other recognition prompts. However, linguistically complex prompts with and without suggestive content were still frequently used despite the special measures, demonstrating the need for further professional training to improve the quality of children's evidence.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStevens, L. M., Henderson, H. M., & Lamb, M. E. (2021). Linguistically complex recognition prompts in pre‐recorded cross‐examinations. Behavioral Sciences & the Law. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2504en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/bsl.2504
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5150
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherBehavioral Sciences & the Lawen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjecttestimonyen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.subjectpromptsen_US
dc.subjectlinguisticsen_US
dc.subjectcourten_US
dc.titleLinguistically complex recognition prompts in pre‐recorded cross‐examinationsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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