Sökning: "forensic psychology"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 23 avhandlingar innehållade orden forensic psychology.

  1. 6. Eyewitness testimonies : The memory and meta-memory effects of retellings and discussions with non-witnesses

    Författare :Farhan Sarwar; Carl Martin Allwood; Åse Innes-Ker; Jan Andersson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Eyewitness; Confidence; Meta-memory; Free recall; Focused questions; Retellings; Forensic information; Central information; Peripheral information; Reminiscence and Hypermnesia; Central information; Peripheral information; Forensic information; Retellings; Free recall; Confidence; Focused questions; Meta-memory; Eyewitness;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis investigated the effects of eyewitnesses retellings and discussions with non-witnesses on the eyewitness memory and meta-memory judgments. In Study I, the effect of eyewitness discussions with non-witnesses (persons who had not experienced the event) on eyewitness memory and meta-memory realism for the overall information about an event was investigated. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Child and Adult Witness Event Memory Reporting and Metamemory Capabilities : Social Aspects and Legal Professionals’ Opinions

    Författare :Jens Knutsson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Probes; Repeated recall; Forensic interviewing; Eyewitness; Confidence; Event memory; Metamemory; Free recall; Focused questions; Feedback; Legal professionals; Beliefs; Opinions;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation focuses on aspects of the social context of child and adult eyewitness memory reports, along with their relation to report accuracy and metamemory performance. More specifically, it investigates the effects on memory reports and metamemory judgments of i) receiving feedback from co-witnesses, ii) being probed for further eventmemory reports, and iii) retelling eventmemory contents. LÄS MER

  4. 8. There was nothing but her story: Prosecution of alleged child sexual abuse of preschoolers

    Författare :Emelie Ernberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; child sexual abuse; prosecution; prosecutor; children s testimony; child interviewing;

    Sammanfattning : Investigating and prosecuting cases of alleged sexual abuse against young children is a challenge for legal practitioners worldwide. In Sweden, a prosecutor is in charge of both the preliminary child sexual abuse (CSA) investigation and the decision of whether or not to prosecute the case. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Interviewing preschoolers: Facilitators and barriers for young children's legal testimony

    Författare :Mikaela Magnusson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; child interview; police; preschooler; young children; investigative interview; legal testimony;

    Sammanfattning : Children’s testimonies are often vital during criminal investigations of alleged maltreatment. The aim of this thesis was to improve our understanding of forensic interviews with preschool-aged children (aged 3 to 6 years). Study I consisted of a mixed-methods survey of 88 specialist child interviewers. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Children As Eyewitnesses : Memory recall and face recognition

    Författare :Gunilla Fredin; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; sequential lineup; confidence; question format; Child eyewitness; event memory; elimination lineup;

    Sammanfattning : Through centuries, witnesses to crimes have played an important role for the police to get a conviction of the culprit. This dissertation examined how accurate children are as witnesses of events and when participating in lineups. In Study 1, participants were tested with free recall and focussed questions. LÄS MER