Past Programs
Law, Crime and Justice - 2006
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False memories and young minds
05/08/2006
Your memory is your personal archive. But it can trick you too - sometimes with serious consequences. Are children more susceptible to false memories, or adults? Striking new research has important implications for how we handle children in courts and therapy, and for our understanding of this fallible human talent. Join Natasha Mitchell for the latest from the International Conference on Memory.
The psychology of stalking
15/07/2006
Repeated unwanted advances, being followed, distressing packages and letters in the mail, relentless phone calls and emails can all be part of the often-terrifying experience of being stalked. It's a social problem that's increasing and it doesn't just happen to celebrities. From the latest research in forensic psychiatry, we hear what motivates those who stalk, and one woman gives an open account of what impact being the victim of a stalker has had on her life.
Whatever happened to Helen Demidenko?
29/04/2006
What led a 20-year-old Australian woman to pose as the descendant of Ukrainian war criminals in order to tell the story The Hand that signed the Paper? Lynne Malcolm speaks with Helen Dale, formerly Helen Demidenko – the woman at the centre of one of Australia's biggest literary hoax scandals. Ten years on and now in her early 30s, what personal insight has she gained from this life-changing experience, and how has she emerged from the furore that her deception unleashed?
