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FRONTLINE Special Report; When Children Testify

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Series

FRONTLINE Special Report

Program

When Children Testify

Program Number

MMIISSIINNGGVVAALLUUEE6243E0D5-C7B0-47BE-A8AA-35BB8F40E25B

Series Description

FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world. Since 1983, FRONTLINE has served as PBS's flagship public affairs series. Hailed upon its television broadcast debut as "the last best hope for broadcast documentaries," FRONTLINE's stature is reaffirmed each week through incisive documentaries covering the scope and complexity of the human experience.

Program Description

This program explores some of the psychological and legal issues raised in FRONTLINE's "Innocence Lost" pertaining to legal testimony of children regarding the accuracy of their memories, the pressures of extensive questioning and public appearances in court, etc. Participants include Judge William Pounders of LA Superior Court; Kenneth Lanning of FBI; Stephen Ceci of Cornell University. NOTE: complete list of participants is on file.

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Citation

Chicago: “FRONTLINE Special Report; When Children Testify,” GBH Archives, accessed December 22, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_42AAC8981242472D8154E9DD2BF0F646.

MLA: “FRONTLINE Special Report; When Children Testify.” GBH Archives. Web. December 22, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_42AAC8981242472D8154E9DD2BF0F646>.

APA: FRONTLINE Special Report; When Children Testify. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_42AAC8981242472D8154E9DD2BF0F646