A Holistic Model for the Evaluation of the Testimony(HELPT)

A proposed protocol for evaluating the statements and identifications made by the potential victims of crimes is presented in this paper. The protocol, called HELPT, is part of a holistic approach to evaluating the testimony that takes into account all of the possible factors of influence: encoding,...

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Autores: Manzanero, Antonio L., González, José L.
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Recursos:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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159.98
Eyewitness testimony
Forensic psychology
Credibility
Child sexual abuse.
Memoria de testigos
Psicología forense
Credibilidad
Abuso sexual infantil.
Psicología legal
Psicología aplicada
Criminología
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spelling A Holistic Model for the Evaluation of the Testimony(HELPT)Modelo holístico de evaluación de la prueba testifical (HELPT)Manzanero, Antonio L.González, José L.343.95159.98Eyewitness testimonyForensic psychologyCredibilityChild sexual abuse.Memoria de testigosPsicología forenseCredibilidadAbuso sexual infantil.Psicología legalPsicología aplicadaCriminologíaA proposed protocol for evaluating the statements and identifications made by the potential victims of crimes is presented in this paper. The protocol, called HELPT, is part of a holistic approach to evaluating the testimony that takes into account all of the possible factors of influence: encoding, retention and recovery. Among these factors, the following will be relevant: a) the ability of victims to testify, as well as cognitive processes of attention, perception, memory and language; b) the specific characteristics of the offence; c) the history of the event and its consequences; d) other factors that might affect the quality and accuracy of the statements and identifications, such as the number of times the victim had to tell what happened, the methods used to obtain the story and possibilities of suggestion. The method includes specific procedures for exhaustive analysis of the testimonies and for the formulation and testing of hypotheses (Scott & Manzanero, 2015), the evaluation of the competence to testify (Contreras, Silva, & Manzanero, 2015) and the obtaining of statements (González, Muñoz, Sotoca, & Manzanero, 2013).COPUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20152015-01-0120152015-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/34996reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/349962026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A Holistic Model for the Evaluation of the Testimony(HELPT)
Modelo holístico de evaluación de la prueba testifical (HELPT)
title A Holistic Model for the Evaluation of the Testimony(HELPT)
spellingShingle A Holistic Model for the Evaluation of the Testimony(HELPT)
Manzanero, Antonio L.
343.95
159.98
Eyewitness testimony
Forensic psychology
Credibility
Child sexual abuse.
Memoria de testigos
Psicología forense
Credibilidad
Abuso sexual infantil.
Psicología legal
Psicología aplicada
Criminología
title_short A Holistic Model for the Evaluation of the Testimony(HELPT)
title_full A Holistic Model for the Evaluation of the Testimony(HELPT)
title_fullStr A Holistic Model for the Evaluation of the Testimony(HELPT)
title_full_unstemmed A Holistic Model for the Evaluation of the Testimony(HELPT)
title_sort A Holistic Model for the Evaluation of the Testimony(HELPT)
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Manzanero, Antonio L.
González, José L.
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González, José L.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 343.95
159.98
Eyewitness testimony
Forensic psychology
Credibility
Child sexual abuse.
Memoria de testigos
Psicología forense
Credibilidad
Abuso sexual infantil.
Psicología legal
Psicología aplicada
Criminología
topic 343.95
159.98
Eyewitness testimony
Forensic psychology
Credibility
Child sexual abuse.
Memoria de testigos
Psicología forense
Credibilidad
Abuso sexual infantil.
Psicología legal
Psicología aplicada
Criminología
description A proposed protocol for evaluating the statements and identifications made by the potential victims of crimes is presented in this paper. The protocol, called HELPT, is part of a holistic approach to evaluating the testimony that takes into account all of the possible factors of influence: encoding, retention and recovery. Among these factors, the following will be relevant: a) the ability of victims to testify, as well as cognitive processes of attention, perception, memory and language; b) the specific characteristics of the offence; c) the history of the event and its consequences; d) other factors that might affect the quality and accuracy of the statements and identifications, such as the number of times the victim had to tell what happened, the methods used to obtain the story and possibilities of suggestion. The method includes specific procedures for exhaustive analysis of the testimonies and for the formulation and testing of hypotheses (Scott & Manzanero, 2015), the evaluation of the competence to testify (Contreras, Silva, & Manzanero, 2015) and the obtaining of statements (González, Muñoz, Sotoca, & Manzanero, 2013).
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