The challenge of assessing credibility when children with intellectual disabilities are alleged victims of abuse

Assessing credibility is of importance when deciding the legal outcome of a case. Such an assessment can be especially challenging when the witness is a child with intellectual disabilities. If these children have difficulties making their voices heard in legal proceedings the principal of equal leg...

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Main Authors: Ann-Christin Cederborg, Clara H. Gumpert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stockholm University Press 2009-09-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research
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Online Access:https://www.sjdr.se/articles/367