Trial as a means for determining truth
Reliability, credibility, and competence
Research concerning the effects of suggestive interviewing on children's reports
Interview characteristics known to have the potential to taint reports and accusations
Reports created by suggestive methods are indistinguishable from accurate reports
Findings of the suggestibility research are consistent and replicable
The application of the social science research to the judicial setting
Suggestive influence undermines the legal reliability of children's reports
The legal basis for excluding testimony and accusations elicited through suggestive influence
Common instances of exclusion of testimony elicited through suggestive means
The principles requiring exclusion of accusations elicited from children
The pretrial suggestibility issue
Establishing that suggestive methods were used to develop accusations
Educating the court about suggestibility issues
Legal standards for the admissibility of expert testimony
Determination regarding the appearance of a proposed expert witness
Determination regarding the substance of the expert's claims
Beyond the ken of the average juror
The Michaels Appellate Division decision
The Michaels Supreme Court Decision
Children as a special class of witness
Generalizing research findings
The admissibility of suggestibility research in court
The potential for needless litigation
Focusing only on the weknesses of children's memories