Recovered memory

James Ost; Bryan Tully

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-800034-2.00320-7

Recovered memory

James Ost
, Bryan Tully

International Centre for Research in Forensic Psychology

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Cases involving memories of childhood abuse alleged to have been ‘recovered’ in adulthood present complex challenges to the criminal justice system. Here we provide a brief history of the controversy, summarize the relevant scientific literature and discuss the challenges associated with assessing the reliability of testimony relating to events that are alleged to have occurred, in some case, decades previously. We conclude by offering guidelines for those instructed to assess the reliability of the evidence in such cases.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of forensic and legal medicine
Editors	Jason Payne-James, Roger W. Byard
Place of Publication	Amsterdam
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	77-82
Edition	2nd
ISBN (Print)	9780128000342
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-800034-2.00320-7
Publication status	Published - 2016

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