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Society of Solicitor Advocates Newsletter (2017)
Other
Andrews, S. (2017). Society of Solicitor Advocates Newsletter. [Newsletter article]

The construction of allegedly abused children’s narratives in Scottish criminal courts (2017)
Journal Article
Prince, E. R., Andrews, S. J., Lamb, M. E., & Foster, J. L. (2018). The construction of allegedly abused children’s narratives in Scottish criminal courts. Psychology, Crime and Law, 24(6), 621-651. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316x.2017.1399395

Assessing the Veracity of Children’s Forensic Interviews (2017)
Book Chapter
Henderson, H. M., & Andrews, S. J. (2017). Assessing the Veracity of Children’s Forensic Interviews. In Finding the Truth in the Courtroom: Dealing with Deception, Lies, and Memories. Oxford University Press (OUP). https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190612016.003.0006

This chapter discusses the various ways in which the veracity of children’s forensic interviews can be assessed, and the implications this diversity has for the courtroom. Beforehand, it summarizes the capabilities and vulnerabilities children bring... Read More about Assessing the Veracity of Children’s Forensic Interviews.

Lawyers’ question repetition and children’s responses in Scottish criminal courts (2017)
Journal Article
Andrews, S. J., & Lamb, M. E. (2017). Lawyers’ question repetition and children’s responses in Scottish criminal courts. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(1-2), 276-296. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260517725739

This study examined the effects of repeated questions (n = 7,968) on fifty-six 5- to 17-year-olds’ testimony in child sexual abuse cases in Scottish criminal courts. We examined transcripts of direct- and cross-examinations, categorizing how lawyers... Read More about Lawyers’ question repetition and children’s responses in Scottish criminal courts.

Challenging the credibility of alleged victims of child sexual abuse in Scottish courts. (2017)
Journal Article
Szojka, Z. A., Andrews, S. J., Lamb, M. E., Stolzenberg, S. N., & Lyon, T. D. Challenging the credibility of alleged victims of child sexual abuse in Scottish courts. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 23(2), 200-210. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000117

Children's Uncertain Responses when Testifying about Alleged Sexual Abuse in Scottish Courts: Children's uncertain responses in court (2017)
Journal Article
Andrews, S. J., Ahern, E. C., & Lamb, M. E. (2017). Children's Uncertain Responses when Testifying about Alleged Sexual Abuse in Scottish Courts: Children's uncertain responses in court. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 35(3), 204-224. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2286

This study examined the uncertain responses of 56 alleged sexual abuse victims, aged 5–17 years, testifying in Scottish criminal court trials. Don't know/remember ground rules were explained to 38% of the children and each child reported uncertainty... Read More about Children's Uncertain Responses when Testifying about Alleged Sexual Abuse in Scottish Courts: Children's uncertain responses in court.

The structural linguistic complexity of lawyers’ questions and children’s responses in Scottish criminal courts (2017)
Journal Article
Andrews, S. J., & Lamb, M. E. (2017). The structural linguistic complexity of lawyers’ questions and children’s responses in Scottish criminal courts. Child Abuse and Neglect, 65, 182-193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.01.022

In the first study to systematically assess the structural linguistic complexity of lawyers’ questions of children in Scotland, we examined 56 trial transcripts of 5- to 17-year-old children testifying as alleged victims of sexual abuse. Complexity w... Read More about The structural linguistic complexity of lawyers’ questions and children’s responses in Scottish criminal courts.