However, she began to gain recognition by the law-psychology community, beginning with her article in Psychology Today titled Would you believe a Child Witness?
[2] Goodman's research was soon being recognized and commended by experts in the law-psychology community and journals became prepared to publish her articles concerning children eyewitnesses.
These articles showed that children are more capable than formerly believed to recall details of eyewitness events and their suggestibility rapidly lowers by the age of four.
Goodman has contributed to and written many scholarly texts including articles, chapters, monographs, and books.
She has appeared on local and national radio and television talk shows to discuss her research regarding children's testimonies and child abuse.
First, people accused of child sexual abuse suffer damage to their reputation requires protection of their constitutional rights from preliminary investigation throughout trial.
They do this because of the high emotionality involved in child sexual abuse cases and the fact that witnesses who are children can be easily influenced in their testimonies.
The ruling of the court reversed the conviction of the defendant of sexual offenses, assault, and battery to children who were enrolled in her preschool, but determined that on a case-by-case basis child sexual assault victims could testify via CCTV if the judge determined the children could not reasonably communicate otherwise.
Next, it was the State Supreme Courts fault for placing such a great amount of influence on the lack of protection in the interview.
The defendant Wright in this case was charged with two counts of sexual conduct with two minors, which happened to be sisters.
[6] Currently Goodman is a member of the faculty at University of California- Davis, and continues to study child memory and the law.