Conviction 05 | Total Recall
From Motive: Conviction by RNZ
April 20, 2026 · 55 min · Season 2 · Episode 5
About this episode
The episode explores the role of parents, police, and child interviewers in the accounts of abuse reported by children.
As more and more children come forward with accounts of abuse, we look at what the role the parents, police and expert child interviewers may have played. This series was first released on 3 October 2023. To see more images and details about Peter Ellis and the series, vist the RNZ website here. What's happening for the 3 to 5 year old children at the centre of the investigation, some of whom are put through hours of questioning by professionals feeling their way in a relatively new field? How could happy, healthy, innocent kids come up with such distressing, and at times wildly fantastical stories? Memory specialists and child psychologists discuss the merits of children's testimony. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
Topics covered
- child abuse
- memory
- testimony
- psychology
- investigation
Keywords
- child abuse
- memory specialists
- child psychologists
- testimony
- investigation
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: RNZ
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