The effects of evidence-based expert testimony on perceptions of child sexual abuse involving recantation

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dc.contributor.authorDenne, E., Stolzenberg, S. N., & Neal, T. M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-08-10T19:24:00Z
dc.date.available2021-08-10T19:24:00Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractChild sexual abuse (CSA) cases involving recantation invoke concerns about children’s reliability. Expert testimony can help explain the complexities of these cases. Experts have historically relied on Child Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndrome (CSAAS), yet this is not science-based. In a CSA case involving recantation, how would evidence-based testimony affect perceptions of child credibility when compared to CSAAS? Across 2 studies, we test the effects of expert testimony based on evidence-based science, nonscientific evidence, and experience-based evidence on outcomes in CSA cases involving recantation. Evidence-based testimony led to higher perceptions of credibility and scientific rigor of the evidence when compared to CSAAS testimony. Evidence-based testimony also led to more guilty verdicts when compared to the control. In sum, jurors had some ability to detect evidence strength, such that evidence-based expert testimony was superior to CSAAS testimony in many respects, and consistently superior to experience-based testimony in these cases.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDenne, E., Stolzenberg, S. N., & Neal, T. M. (2021). The effects of evidence-based expert testimony on perceptions of child sexual abuse involving recantation. Plos one, 16(8), e0254961.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0254961
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5199
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPlos oneen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjectrecantationen_US
dc.subjectChild Sexual Abuse Accommodation Syndromeen_US
dc.subjectjurorsen_US
dc.subjectexpert testimonyen_US
dc.titleThe effects of evidence-based expert testimony on perceptions of child sexual abuse involving recantationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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