Decades of scientific research have conclusively established the unreliable and suggestive nature of human memory. This program will summarize the factors that may contribute to faulty recollections in cases involving delayed outcries of abuse, especially in children. The presenter will provide a general overview of how memory does (and doesn't) work and then apply these limitations to real-world cases.

Key topics to be discussed:▪ A quick overview of what memory is, and more importantly, what it isn't, presented in a way that a jury can quickly understand.▪ A review of the literature addressing the limitations and suggestibility of child witnesses.▪ Review of several real-world cases involving delayed outcries, and how the presenter applied the literature to these cases.