Research has called into question the reliability of eyewitnesstestimony. Discuss this in terms of one of the following:

Sometimes the only eyewitness to a crime is a child (as in childabuse). What are the risks of relying on the testimony of a child?What are the risks of disallowing a child's testimony in court? Howcan we improve the reliability of a child's testimony?

APA guidelines:http://www.apa.org/practice/guidelines/child-protection.aspx

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zQOlkCd4Eg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yafUmbr5ygw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfzHF59WEJg

Adults may recover memory of abuse after many years. Severelong-term abuse is sometimes repressed into unconscious awareness.Explain the recovered memory controversy. Delineate it'simportance. What would you recommend? Suggested links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcFRZsD8DLk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gsr1rBVyHeE

Elizabeth Loftus conducted research on eyewitness testimony.Explain some of the problems found with utilizing eyewitnesses inthe courtroom. What is a false memory? Evaluate strategies used tocompensate for the vulnerability of memory in the crimeinvestigations or the courtroom. Useful link:https://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_loftus_the_fiction_of_memory