TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - In a dim light: Admissibility of child sexual abuse memories
JO  - Applied cognitive psychology
A1  - Sales, Bruce D.
A1  - Shuman, Daniel W.
A1  - O'Connor, Maureen
SP  - 399
EP  - 406
VL  - 8
IS  - 4
N2  - The scientific basis for recovering repressed memories of child sexual abuse raises important but different concerns for both clinical practice and expert testimony in the courts. This article identifies these concerns, particularly focusing upon the admissibility of expert witnesses in litigation. After considering the different standards for the admissibility of scientific evidence and the policies underlying these standards, the issue of the courts employing a lower threshold for admitting mental health professional testimony about the same or similar information (i.e. recovered repressed memories) that could not be pxesented by a scientist is confronted. Two solutions are proposed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0888-4080
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acp.2350080409
ID  - ref1
ER  -