Article: CHILDREN TELL TRUTH ON WITNESS STAND


United Press International
08-31-2004
Children tell truth on witness stand

SAN DIEGO, Aug 31, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Children who testify in court are likely to tell the truth -- even if their parents have asked them to lie, a U.S.-led research team reported.

University of California-San Diego researcher Kang Lee and colleagues wrote that with a significant increase in child witnesses over the past few years they wanted to check the accuracy and veracity of such testimony.

"We found that when the children were questioned, as they are in standard courtroom processes, about lying and ...

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