Children in the Law (CITL) Laboratory

This project focused on assessing attorney practices in Maricopa County with children alleging sex crimes. This study was funded by the National Institute of Justice from 2017- 2019. We examined, coded, and analyzed children’s testimonies and associated information on cases prosecuted from 2005-2015. We are now utilizing this data to assess how prosecution and defense strategies relate to case factors (e.g. child age, relationship to perpetrator, severity of the allegation), and how such factors influence children’s production of details or demonstration of inconsistency.