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ERIC Number: EJ1252853
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020-May
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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Mock Juror Perceptions of Child Witnesses on the Autism Spectrum: The Impact of Providing Diagnostic Labels and Information about Autism
Crane, Laura; Wilcock, Rachel; Maras, Katie L.; Chui, Wing; Marti-Sanchez, Carmen; Henry, Lucy A.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v50 n5 p1509-1519 May 2020
Research suggests that autistic children can provide accurate and forensically useful eyewitness evidence. However, members of a jury also rely on non-verbal behaviours when judging the credibility of a witness, and this could determine the verdict of a case. We presented mock jurors with videos (from an experimental study) of one of two child witnesses on the autism spectrum being interviewed about a mock minor crime. Results demonstrated that providing jurors with generic information about autism and/or informing them of the child's diagnostic label differentially affected credibility ratings, but not for both children. Implications for how to present information about child witnesses with autism to a jury--highlighting the need for approaches tailored to individual children--are discussed.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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