?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Desperately+seeking+evidence%3A+The+recovered+memory+debate&rft.creator=Memon%2C+Amina&rft.creator=Young%2C+Mark&rft.subject=Applied+Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.description=In+the+1990s+we+have+seen+a+startling+rise+in+reports+of+memories+of+childhood+sexual+abuse+from+adults+alleging+that+the+memories+were+previously+%60unavailable'+to+them.+Such+memories+are+often+%60recovered'+during+psychotherapy+and+have+resulted+in+fierce+debate+concerning+the+reality+and+reliability+of+such+memories.+It+is+a+debate+that+has+elicited+considerable+controversy+in+the+courts%2C+in+academic+circles+and+in+professional+practice+due+to+its+personal%2C+social+and+political+implications.+A+criminal+case+based+on+the+recovered+memory+of+a+murder+was+instrumental+in+bringing+the+debate+to+the+attention+of+the+public+and+courts.+In+1990%2C+George+Franklin+was+convicted+for+the+murder+of+a+child+based+primarily+on+evidence+from+his+daughter+Eileen+who+claimed+she+had+repressed+the+murder+of+her+friend+for+20+years+(Maclean%2C+1993).+The+conviction+was+overturned+following+a+successful+appeal+in+1995+but+the+case+nevertheless+remains+a+poignant+example+of+impact+of+a+recovered+memory+in+the+legal+context.+In+the+academic+domain%2C+recovered+memories+have+presented+memory+researchers+with+some+challenging+questions.+The+debate+has+focused+attention+on+conditions+under+which+memories+are+recovered+and+the+power+of+suggestion+bringing+the+practices+of+psychotherapists+under+close+scrutiny.+Unfortunately+some+have+interpreted+this+as+an+invasion+of+the+therapist's+domain+and+an+attempt+to+undermine+the+credibility+of+therapists+and+victims.+This+has+resulted+in+a+polarisation+of+the+debate%2C+the+consequences+of+which+are+well+illustrated+by+recent+reviews+(Loftus+and+Ketchum%2C+1994%3B+Ofshe+and+Watters%2C+1994%2C+Lindsay+and+Read%2C+1995%3B+Pendergrast%2C+1995).+This+paper+will+show+how+scientific+research+can+inform+the+courts+about+the+reliability+of+recovered+memory+evidence.&rft.date=1997&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F642%2F1%2Fmemon.rec_mem_review.html&rft.identifier=++Memon%2C+Amina+and+Young%2C+Mark++(1997)+Desperately+seeking+evidence%3A+The+recovered+memory+debate.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F642%2F