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NCJ Number: 152062 Find in a Library
Title: Impact of Protective Shields and Videotape Testimony on Conviction Rates in a Simulated Trial of Child Sexual Abuse
Journal: Law and Human Behavior  Volume:18  Issue:5  Dated:(October 1994)  Pages:553-566
Author(s): D F Ross; S Hopkins; E Hanson; R C L Lindsay; K Hazen; T Eslinger
Date Published: 1994
Annotation: Two experiments were conducted to assess the impact of protective shields and videotaped testimony on conviction rates in a simulated child sexual abuse trial.
Abstract: In the first experiment, mock jurors watched a videotaped simulation of a child sexual abuse trial that included a 10-year- old child witness testifying in one of three different modalities: (1) the child testified in court while directly confronting the defendant (open court condition); (2) the child testified in court with a protective shield placed between the child and the defendant (shield condition); or (3) the child testified outside the courtroom and the child's testimony was presented to the jury and the defendant on a video monitor (video condition). Mock jurors judged the defendant's guilt after watching the entire trial. Results showed that the modality of child testimony had no impact on conviction rates. In the second experiment, subjects watched the same trial used in the first experiment, but the trial was stopped immediately after the child testified. The child was the first witness to take the stand. Subjects were then asked to judge the defendant's guilt. In this experiment, the modality of child testimony had a significant impact on conviction rates. Subjects in the open court condition were more likely to convict the defendant than subjects in shield and videotape conditions. The relevance of the findings to U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding the use of protective devices with child witnesses are discussed. 12 references and 4 tables
Main Term(s): Science and Technology
Index Term(s): Child abuse and neglect hearings; Child Sexual Abuse; Child victims; Children in the courtroom; Court procedures; Juvenile victims; Juvenile witnesses; Sexual assault victims; Trial procedures; US Supreme Court decisions; Video taped testimony
Page Count: 14
Format: Article
Type: Research (Applied/Empirical)
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Note: Portions of research presented at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Child Witnesses, 1992, Tuscany, Italy
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